Re: [dev] libixp questions

From: Anselm R Garbe <garbeam_AT_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:17:35 +0200

On 20 September 2012 16:56, Sanel Zukan <sanelz_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm searching alternative to DBus, as the project itself became quite
> polarized and because DBus can't be compiled on platforms without
> pthread support, except win32.
>
> libixp looks quite suitable alternative for me; it is small, it is
> easy to hack and (hopefully) easy to port on different platforms and
> OS-es. However, AFAIK the library is deprecated. Why? I searched
> through the mailing list but didn't find any talk related to it.
>
> Also, related to libixp: I noticed threading support, but can it be
> made to work asynchronously, e.g. to be integrated with GUI main loop?

It would be possible, but the performance will suffer...

> And, since you definitely have more experience with it, are there some
> obstacles with libixp usage, like security issues, dropped messages
> and etc.

Which libixp version are you referring to?

Best regards,
Anselm
Received on Thu Sep 20 2012 - 22:17:35 CEST