[slime-devel] Re: Patch for ABCL GETPID implementation

[Helmut Eller]

* Mark Evenson [2008-02-20 10:07+0100] writes:

> A possible Use Case for leaving the PID code in: knowing the PID of
> the JVM that the SLIME it attached to allows one to distinguish which
> JVM has "gone off the reservation" when running multiple instances of
> ABCL. It also allows debugging/profiling tools to be quickly attached
> to the running instance.  Of course, the PID can be found by other
> means, but it does seem somewhat useful.
>
> But, it's basically your codebase, so if you think the GETPID
> DEFIMPLEMENTATION is a mess, you're going to remove it aren't you?

Well, I left it there.  But I'm still wondering why finding the pid is
so hard on the JVM.

Helmut.