CoCoA » CoCoA-5

The package name should be changed. My temporary version is called OperationCommunication.cpkg5.

The old code is essentially undocumented, and some parts are rather untransparent.

Several parts do not need to be translated (e.g. those parts making CoCoALib functions available to CoCoA4).

Anna has cleaned the file so that it is syntactically OK.

Now we must look at the semantics.

• how to serialize rings (i.e. follow previous format, but passing rings)
• previously there were some nasty hacks to handle "parameters"; clean this up!
• the new impl of OpenSocket creates a record with fields send and recv; perhaps try to do the same when writing and reading files?

For Anna: look for some examples, and try to remember how it works

Example of the data format can be found in the following file

/home/jabbott/Work/CoCoALib-0.99/src/server/benchmarks/inputs.tgz

I now have a version of OperationCommunication.cpkg5 which works for some simple examples.
Bernhard is working to make it better.

Still need to remove dependency on global variable MEMORY, and perhaps remove the need to call Initialize.

Bernhard in comment 10 above, it is reported you had an improved version (of OperationCommunication.cpkg5).
Is this true? Do I have your improved version?

It would be good to close this issue.

Referring to comment 10: the function Initialize now does nothing; all references to MEMORY are commented out).