[Biocorba-l] ORB compatibility

[Michael Dickson]

This may be heretical, I've not done alot of python stuff...   If you 
use JPython you could presumably leverage the many Java orbs that 
provide all the features.  

I know I'm showing my ignorance.  Why would one use JPython vs. CPython? 
Is there a reason JPython wouldn't cut it?

Mike

Brad Chapman wrote:

>Antoine:
>
>>As Ewan pointed out, it is time to take a long hard and painful look at
>>the various free ORB's and make sure that they can handle what we want
>>to throw at them.
>>
>
>Good ideas all around. Thanks for starting this.
>
>>My own knowledge is predominantly related to C++ and Python but maybe we
>>can fill in the gaps between us ?
>>
>
>I only know about python, but I can add my 2 cents/experience on
>things below.
>
>>(Y=no problems, N=no support, B=buggy, ?=who knows)
>>
>>                      | any | out param | obj by val | 
>>----------------------+-----+-----------+------------+
>>orbit-python (0.2.0)  |  Y  |     Y     |     ?      |
>>
>
>I've had lots of struggles with ORBit-python thus far, and haven't
>been able to get many things working with the current biocorba IDL
>(using the same code which works fine with omniORBpy). Development is
>going on though -- so hopefully we'll have a new version to test
>with and will have more luck.
>
>>ilu                   |  dead as a dodo AND it leaks |
>>
>
><sigh> It's so sad -- ILU was such a nice ORB implementation.
>
>>omniORB      (3.0.2)  |  Y  |     Y     |     Y      |
>>omniORBpy    (1.2)    |  Y  |     Y     |     ?      |
>>
>
>Last I remember, valuetypes weren't even supposed to get into the next 
>major release of omniORB(py), so I don't think valuetype support'll be 
>around for a while.
>
>An addition:
>
>fnorb (a python ORB)    |  Y  |     Y     |     N      |
>
>Fnorb is a nice ORB for new users because it is almost all python, and 
>thus really easy to install and get going. Development is dead on this 
>as well right now, but I keep hoping they'll open-source it sometime
>and things will pick up.
>
>Brad
>
>
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