[sldev] Why ll_apr_file rather than apr_file? (was: Re: C++ N00bs exploring the client source code?)

[Rob Lanphier]

On 6/19/08 10:51 AM, Dale Mahalko wrote:
> I am wondering if showing up at the open source meeting and asking
> what may seem as "stupid beginner's questions" would be perceived as
> annoying and a waste of your / LL-Staffs' professional time. (For
> example, why is ll_apr_file used for open/read/write/etc rather than
> just apr_file? Is llapr.cpp a shim library, to make transitioning from
> the LLLFS easier? And IS the LLLFS being replaced by the APR? I can't
> find any official coding policy or notes pointing in that direction.
> Is it okay to discuss this in SLDev or not?)
>   

Yes, this is fine to discuss here, especially if you document what you 
learn here:
http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Apache_Portable_Runtime

I'm not sure why we have a wrapped version of apr_file, but I'm hoping 
the different subject line will get the right person's attention.

Rob