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> 
> Do you think it would be possible to provide a convenience
> routine which replaces taskDelete and kills CA client
> threads in a safe manner (so that it only has to be implemented
> once, not per client)?

Yes, but this would not be enough. CA would clean up, but the 
sequencer would continue calling CA even if CA was no longer
initialized, and in all likelihood, behave badly. Instead, it 
perhaps it is best to implement the delete in the sequencer.

> 
> If so, you could even overload ld and taskDelete to call
> this routine, preventing novice errors!

Yes, but we would need to perform such wizardry on every OS known
to man, and we try to protect the novice from himself, 
but in practice we must know are limits!

Jeff

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Re: using vxWorks td() to shutdown CA clients and sequence tasks Chip Watson

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