[EROS-Arch] Package handling...

Joerg Bornschein joerg@zilium.de
Wed, 28 Mar 2001 22:19:42 +0200


On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 10:37:47AM -0800, Bill Frantz wrote:

> >Each individual constructor uses reference counting.
> 
> How does the reference count get decremented if someone zaps the space bank
> used to build the object instead of using the destroy call?

Store each product's process key? This way the constructor should be able to 
check which products are still valid.

> Reference counting introduces a big covert channel.

Yes, its getting complicated. I dont like it. 

Thats the reason this thread should have the subject "Problem: ..." and
not "Possible solution: .. " until now. 

How did uninstallation work in KeyKOS?

  joerg