Orca does not speak

[Linux for blind general discussion]

At this point it doesn't matter.  If orca has no process orca really
won't start or talk!

On Wed, 16 Jan 2019, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:

> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 04:52:50
> From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> Subject: Re: Orca does not speak
>
> Someone on this list just quoted the Orca man page.
>
> It does not say what you are saying.
>
> Quoting the last seven words from the man page regarding the -r switch:
>
> "... start  a  new *orca*  in its place."
>
> Linux for blind general discussion writes:
> > orca when the -r switch is used replaces its last process with a new
> > process.
> >
> > On Tue, 15 Jan 2019, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> >
> > > Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 12:55:56
> > > From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> > > To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> > > Subject: Re: Orca does not speak
> > >
> > > OK, one more nit on this argument ...
> > >
> > > Linux for blind general discussion writes:
> > > > Typing "orca -r", you kill this process (i.e., you remove it from
> > > > the RAM), and you replace it with a new one.
> > > >
> > > The reason this is flawed is that there is no longer a Orca running once
> > > the pid has been killed. Restarting Orca involves assigning a new pid to
> > > it for inter-process communications. But, that's not a replacement, it's
> > > an application restart that necessarily includes acquiring a process id.
> > >
> > > Now, if you could magically give Orca a new pid without killing the app,
> > > then perhaps replace might be appropriate.
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