[missing-sync-palmos-talk] Why do we have to restart after installing Missing Sync ?

[Scott Gruby]

On Nov 2, 2004, at 1:27 PM, Pascal Lessard wrote:

> Hi !
>
> 	Is it absolutely necessary to force a restart after installing 
> Missing Sync ? Why isn't a simple logout/log back in enough ? This is 
> so "Mac OS 9" ! ;-)
>
>

The restart is necessary mainly when upgrading (either from Missing 
Sync or Palm Desktop) so that the new components are used by all 
applications. There is really no way for us to know what other programs 
are using our components so we can't just shut them down. By 
restarting, we ensure that all applications will be using the new 
components. While I agree that it would be better if a restart was not 
necessary, unfortunately this is the only way for things to work 
smoothly. (The components that I'm referring to in particular are our 
kernel extension for mounting, our framework and CFM Shared Library 
needed for conduits and applications to talk to our software.)

--
Scott Gruby
Lead Engineer, Missing Sync for Palm OS
Mark/Space, Inc.
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