Re: why are Epic files read using a separate process (JVM)

[Dmitry . Nadezhin]

> However, there is a preference which controls either to use 
> separate process or main JVM. 

I'm sorry. I see at the code that there WAS such a preferences.

  -Dima

----- Original Message -----
From: address@hidden
Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009 8:55 am
Subject: Re: why are Epic files read using a separate process (JVM)

> Epic files are large.
> Epic reader in the main process used to throw out of memory 
> exception on 32-bit JVM.
> So there is an option to run Epic reader in other process. The main 
> JVM keeps in memory only directory
> of signals. Waveforms are stored in a temporary file and are loaded 
> by demand.
> 
> However, there is a preference which controls either to use 
> separate process or main JVM. 
> 
>  -Dima
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Adam Megacz <address@hidden>
> Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009 0:04 am
> Subject: why are Epic files read using a separate process (JVM)
> 
> > 
> > I'm curious: why does Electric spawn a separate process
> > (EpicReaderProcess) in order to read in Epic files?  Why not do it
> > from within the main process?
> > 
> >  - a
> > 
> > 
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