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Re: [NSPipe pipe] returning nil (running out of filehandles?)
FROM : Jerry Krinock
DATE : Wed Apr 02 02:10:17 2008
On 2008 Apr, 01, at 16:53, Martin Redington wrote:
> I'm still in pre-optimisation mode right now, and I'll probably
> migrate to the openssl MD5 method in any case, but I'm interested to
> hear if there's any other reason apart from the above.
The reason why you want to avoid NSTask whenever possible is because
the more interfaces you have to jump through, the more things can go
wrong and give you extra work to do, as you have just experienced.
Use well-defined API wherever available. Your projects will complete
closer to their scheduled date and be less likely to break in the field.
DATE : Wed Apr 02 02:10:17 2008
On 2008 Apr, 01, at 16:53, Martin Redington wrote:
> I'm still in pre-optimisation mode right now, and I'll probably
> migrate to the openssl MD5 method in any case, but I'm interested to
> hear if there's any other reason apart from the above.
The reason why you want to avoid NSTask whenever possible is because
the more interfaces you have to jump through, the more things can go
wrong and give you extra work to do, as you have just experienced.
Use well-defined API wherever available. Your projects will complete
closer to their scheduled date and be less likely to break in the field.
