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 <[email protected]>
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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