[fpc-pascal] lnet for TCP daemon

[Mark Morgan Lloyd]

Michael Schnell wrote:
> On 09/12/2013 12:47 PM, Mark Morgan Lloyd wrote:
>>
>>
>> I've concluded that using a thread is, in fact, preferable
> True.
> 
> It's a pity that Synapse and friend (especially SynaSer) does does not 
> implement internal threads that throw appropriate events in the Main 
> Thread when something comes in (or an error appears). This is a very 
> common request, and since the fpc-Team some time ago enabled 
> TThread.Queue in the RTL, this is doable in a straight forward, 
> "fpc-ish" way (portable but Delphi compatible).

Although for certain types of usage being able to get directly to the 
hardware (or strictly, to the lowest level the OS supports for normal 
users) is absolutely essential, e.g. if timing information has to be 
appended to each character or if records of control signal changes have 
to be inserted.

-- 
Mark Morgan Lloyd
markMLl .AT. telemetry.co .DOT. uk

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