[vlc] Re: Using vlc to show video through another app

[Michael S. Zick]

On Tue July 6 2004 18:14, Felix Mellmann wrote:
>
> Are you really able to store data in that fifo while there is maybe no
> listener or
If opened for 'read and write' (under Linux), the order of opening for
readers and writers doesn't matter.
Note: That is Linux - POSIX doesn't define the action for mode
read+write, so your milage may vary on other operating systems.

> a listener which doesn't read from that fifo as fast as you store data
> in it?
It should. - notice the qualified word: "should".  This is what a
fifo (named pipe) is designed to handle.
Your operating system may impose limits on how much data can
be spooled.

Since this is a special filename type on your filesystem, the filesystem
permission system also effects access.
Mike

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