On 21/07/07, Klaus D. Witzel <klaus.witzel at cobss.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:25:37 +0200, sig wrote:
>
> > First: what this primitive Avi mentioned, where i can look at it?
>
> Class ImageSegment message category #primitives has users.
>
> > Second: I don't want to map objects directly to file.
>
> lol. Do objects know that you don't want that :)

If you may know, nobody asks objects about it ;)

>
> > I mean i don't
> > want to use a mapped file as part of VM object memory.
>
> ImageSegments are loaded/unloaded to/from VM object memory.
Yes, magma using same approach, but in more flexible way, rather
simple fileout a graph segment.

>
> > I want to keep
> > it separated and use it for persisting a magma DB.
>
> Then External* classes seem to be your choice (John mentioned FFI).
>
I just wanted to know, if, by chance primitives to use mapped files
already exists. As i see they not. Well, i can write own (interesting,
is Avi still needs them :)