Yes, I am eagerly awaiting said batch of updates, Didier. <grin> Devin Prater > On Jan 15, 2019, at 12:21 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I think that we disagree because we are not speaking of the same thing. > > When I write "replace orca" I mean: replace an instance of the orca > application living in RAM. > > When you write "restart orca" you mean: restart orca, application > usually stored on a mass storage device. > > To illustrate the difference: you can have two instances of orca > running at the same time (one for Janina, one for Didier), but you > have only one Orca installed in your system. > > This being said, I'd better spend my time preparing the next big > batch of updates for Slit than arguing here, even more so as it's > up to Joanie, not me, to decide of the option's name <smile> > > Best, > > Didier > > On 15/01/2019 18:55, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >> 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. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Blinux-list mailing list >> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list