Issue 3535: INS Issue: When are -ORBInitRef arguments processed? (naming_ftf)
Source: AT&T (Dr. Duncan Grisby, )
Nature: Uncategorized Issue
Severity: 
Summary: Section 4.8.2 of ptc/99-12-03 should specify at what time strings
given to -ORBInitRef are processed into object references. Should they
be processed during ORB_init() and stored for later use by
resolve_initial_references(), or should they be processed each time
resolve_initial_references() is called?

This matters for corbaname: (and file:, http:, etc.) URIs whose
resolutions can change over time.

If they are processed at ORB_init() time, are they processed in the
order they were specified on the command line?  Suppose an ORB with an
administratively configured NameService reference is called with a
command line of

  -ORBInitRef Foo=corbaname:rir:#foo -ORBInitRef NameService=IOR:...

If ORB_init() processes the arguments into object references in order,
foo will be looked up in the administratively configured name service,
rather than the one specified on the command line. This may or may not
be considered a useful feature.
Resolution: 
Revised Text: 
Actions taken:
April 7, 2000: received issue
Discussion: 

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Subject: INS Issue: When are -ORBInitRef arguments processed?
From: Duncan Grisby <dgrisby@uk.research.att.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 16:56:51 +0100
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Section 4.8.2 of ptc/99-12-03 should specify at what time strings
given to -ORBInitRef are processed into object references. Should they
be processed during ORB_init() and stored for later use by
resolve_initial_references(), or should they be processed each time
resolve_initial_references() is called?

This matters for corbaname: (and file:, http:, etc.) URIs whose
resolutions can change over time.

If they are processed at ORB_init() time, are they processed in the
order they were specified on the command line?  Suppose an ORB with an
administratively configured NameService reference is called with a
command line of

  -ORBInitRef Foo=corbaname:rir:#foo -ORBInitRef NameService=IOR:...

If ORB_init() processes the arguments into object references in order,
foo will be looked up in the administratively configured name service,
rather than the one specified on the command line. This may or may not
be considered a useful feature.

Cheers,

Duncan.

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