Re: Creating CORBA objects in a child process

[Nick Glencross <nickg glencros demon co uk>]

Jules Colding wrote:

> On Sun, 2004-12-12 at 01:11 +0000, nickg glencros demon co uk wrote:
>  
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'd appreciate guidance on the following scenario. What I ideally want
> > to do is:
> >
> > Create a CORBA server with a factory in it, and allow clients to
> > request object creation, but for the objects to actually be created in
> > a child process. Another way of describing this, is that the factory
> > is capable of creating child CORBA processes.
> >
> > For this to be possible, on receipt of the request, the factory might
> > create a new ORB and any other setup, create a new Object, fork, and
> > then:
> >
> > * the parent would tear down the new ORB and return the Object
> > * the child would clean up the old ORB
> >    
>
> Your ideal scenario seem a little confusing - Why destroy the old ORB? 
>
> Anyway, there is nothing wrong in factory objects in CORBA. All that is
> needed, if we forget about threading issues, are a method with an "out
> someInterface" method. How you manage threading is an implementation
> detail.
Thanks for that. I did realise I as I writing it that is wasn't very clear,

Nick