# 
# add_file "WhyThisWay"
# 
# add_file "netxx_pipe.cc"
# 
# add_file "netxx_pipe.hh"
# 
# patch "WhyThisWay"
#  from []
#    to [a06584df677024f251abc89365d3c18b1b8ef418]
# 
# patch "netxx_pipe.cc"
#  from []
#    to [d34d5a637aa3e2a1036637db2ddd8e99fe7c8822]
# 
# patch "netxx_pipe.hh"
#  from []
#    to [d34d5a637aa3e2a1036637db2ddd8e99fe7c8822]
# 
===============================================
--- WhyThisWay	
+++ WhyThisWay	a06584df677024f251abc89365d3c18b1b8ef418
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Netxx::Socket's read and write methods are not virtual
+Netxx::Socket calls WSASetup on Windows unconditionally. This is not needed
+for pipes. So a Pipe is not a Socket ...
+
+Trying to derive from StreamBase ...
+... should be possible if we modify the Probe(Info) code
===============================================
--- netxx_pipe.cc	
+++ netxx_pipe.cc	d34d5a637aa3e2a1036637db2ddd8e99fe7c8822
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// -*- mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
+// copyright (C) 2005 Christof Petig <address@hidden>
+// all rights reserved.
+// licensed to the public under the terms of the GNU GPL (>= 2)
+// see the file COPYING for details
+
+#include <netxx/socket.h>
+
+namespace Netxx {
+
+class PipeStream : public StreamBase {
+    int readfd, writefd;
+public:
+    explicit PipeStream (int readfd, int writefd);
+//    explicit PipeStream (const std::string &cmd, const std::vector<std::string> &args);
+    virtual signed_size_type read (void *buffer, size_type length);
+    virtual signed_size_type write (const void *buffer, size_type length);
+    virtual void close (void);
+    virtual socket_type get_socketfd (void) const;
+    virtual const ProbeInfo* get_probe_info (void) const;
+    int get_readfd(void) const { return readfd; }
+    int get_writefd(void) const { return writefd; }
+};
+}
===============================================
--- netxx_pipe.hh	
+++ netxx_pipe.hh	d34d5a637aa3e2a1036637db2ddd8e99fe7c8822
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// -*- mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
+// copyright (C) 2005 Christof Petig <address@hidden>
+// all rights reserved.
+// licensed to the public under the terms of the GNU GPL (>= 2)
+// see the file COPYING for details
+
+#include <netxx/socket.h>
+
+namespace Netxx {
+
+class PipeStream : public StreamBase {
+    int readfd, writefd;
+public:
+    explicit PipeStream (int readfd, int writefd);
+//    explicit PipeStream (const std::string &cmd, const std::vector<std::string> &args);
+    virtual signed_size_type read (void *buffer, size_type length);
+    virtual signed_size_type write (const void *buffer, size_type length);
+    virtual void close (void);
+    virtual socket_type get_socketfd (void) const;
+    virtual const ProbeInfo* get_probe_info (void) const;
+    int get_readfd(void) const { return readfd; }
+    int get_writefd(void) const { return writefd; }
+};
+}