[Vm-dev] Mars, stuck on callbacks (again)... need opinions

[Denis Kudriashov]

Hi,

Is it possible to statically save code from NB native methods to platform
shared library?
And if It's true NB can just create shared library on fly and use it.


2010/12/23 Igor Stasenko <siguctua at gmail.com>

>
> On 23 December 2010 20:35, Esteban Lorenzano <estebanlm at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi guys,
> > I'm doing some "advance callbacks" for Mars, and I'm having several
> problems with table renderers (they are called A LOT of times and needs to
> be efficient). The ObjectiveCBridge is not as efficient as that calls needs
> to be executed, and well... I was planing to spend some time on this, trying
> to see how can I improve the callback velocity. And then a question came to
> my mind:
> >
> > do I spend time improving current ObjectiveCBridge implementation... or I
> better use Alien and migrate everything to it?
> >
> > some context:
> >
> > 1) it was always planned to "sonner or latter" migrate the
> ObjectiveCBridge stuff to alien (there is another .
> > 2) Alien is not working -yet- for iPhone. It is planned (bah... it is
> "thought") to run Alien in iPhoneVM too.
> > 3) Alien callback implementation is a lot cleaner than the current
> ObjectiveCBridge implementation (which relies on both sides semaphores, when
> alien callbacks relies on "image ownership")
> >..
> > So... it will delay a little a release of Mars? sure it will... but in
> the long way it will be better.
> >
>
> i wanted to offer a NativeBoost, but it is not ready for use under MacOS
> yet :)
>
> About iPhoneVM - definitely, you will need to use something else than NB.
>
> And Eliot also having somethings to offer :)
>
> > I would like to hear your opinions,
> >
> > cheers,
> > Esteban
>
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Igor Stasenko AKA sig.
>
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