[fpc-devel] simpleipc issues

[Ondrej Pokorny]

On 29.09.2015 15:35, Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
>
> 1. Using a LCL component means that you must instantiate a 
> form/datamodule first.
>    By that time, a database connection may already have been made (just
>    to name something), which is exactly what you want to avoid.
>
>    The check for single instance should be done before the first form 
> is created.
>
> 2. Then it is only available in visually designed applications.
>    Services, website servers and custom console apps are non-visual.
>    I am specificially thinking FastCGI processes.
>
Actually, you could create the LCL component manually in the LPR and use 
it non-visually before any code is run (except initialization sections). 
The visual component could be only for the hobbyists.

So for me both CustApp or LCL component are OK. You decide :)

Ondrej