From: Mike '/m' 

On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 22:26:43 -0500, "Geo."  wrote:

>"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
>news:33lg3vo0a7uenv3al7u42mfub25fs4l5lg{at}4ax.com...
>
>> >When the compile is done
>> >you don't have to reboot to use all the new compiled files?
>>
>> If you want to replace the kernel, yes.  Userland programs do not
>> require a reboot.  You just stop and reload the new version.
>
>In the progress database we run (it's got about 2200 separate programs) I
>can recompile one program and it doesn't affect anyone until they log out
>then back in to the system. I don't know how they manage that (it's totally
>automatic) but it's a really cool feature.


Hmmm... sounds like they keep an image [snapshot, if you will] of the
programs around that captures the programs' state when you logged in.

 /m

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