From 3043e470e483da2452943bd810256ea0ff8807b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Denker <jsd@av8n.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 07:49:07 -0800
Subject: comments and notes on what to do next

---
 tools/pipette.c | 28 +++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

(limited to 'tools/pipette.c')

diff --git a/tools/pipette.c b/tools/pipette.c
index c76b9e5..69e75be 100644
--- a/tools/pipette.c
+++ b/tools/pipette.c
@@ -94,26 +94,26 @@ typedef enum {MSG, ENV} channeler;
 
 /*
 Notation for future use:
- 0< &kb        1> &scr      2> &scr     prog1  # stand-alone
- 0< &kb        1> &redpipe  2> &scr     prog2  # upstream end of pipe
- 0< &redpipe   1> &scr      2> &scr     prog3  # downstream end of pipe
+ 0< kb     1> scr   2> scr     prog1  # stand-alone
+ 0< kb     1> pipe  2> scr     prog2  # upstream end of pipe
+ 0< pipe   1> scr   2> scr     prog3  # downstream end of pipe
 
- 0< &msg       1< &envelope 2> &log     qmail-queue
+ 0< msg    1< envel 2> log     qmail-queue
 
- 0< &kb        1> &scr      2> &scr   7> &up    8< &down  parent
- 0< &up        1> &down     2> &scr                       childprocess
+ 0< kb     1> scr   2> scr   7> up    8< down  parent
+ 0< up     1> down  2> scr                       childprocess
 
 Simple case:
- 0< &msg       1> &msg2     2> &log     skrewt
- 0< &msg2      1> &msg3     2> &log     spamc
- 0< &msg3      1< &envelope 2> &log     qmail-queue
+ 0< msg    1> msg2  2> log     skrewt
+ 0< msg2   1> msg3  2> log     spamc
+ 0< msg3   1< envel 2> log     qmail-queue
 
 Fancier "triangular piping" case:
- 0< &msg       1< &env      2> &log   7> &msg2  8> &env2  skrewt
- 0< &msg2      1> &msg3     2> &log                       spamc
- 0< &msg3      1< &env2     2> &log                       qmail-queue
+ 0< msg    1< env   2> log   6> msg2 7< sts 8> env2  skrewt
+ 0< msg2   1> msg3  2> log   8> sts                    spamc
+ 0< msg3   1< env2  2> log                        qmail-queue
 
-Note that units 7 and 8 are arbitrary and could be renumbered.  In
+Note that units 6, 7, and 8 are arbitrary and could be renumbered.  In
 contrast, many of the other are fixed by standards and/or traditions.
 
 Some questions:
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ Similarly, now hard is it to detect a /broken/ pipe segment, i.e. one
 where all the reading ends have been closed?  This means the writing
 ends can be closed, freeing up FD units.
 
+See also notes in ./makefile
+
 */
 
 typedef enum {series, stub, sa, qq, postspam, fail} moder;
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