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Diffstat (limited to 'TAO/tao/DLL_ORB.h')
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/TAO/tao/DLL_ORB.h b/TAO/tao/DLL_ORB.h index 74f1567f845..10d5685caa5 100644 --- a/TAO/tao/DLL_ORB.h +++ b/TAO/tao/DLL_ORB.h @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ * * $Id$ * - * Header file for the TAO_DLL_ORB helper class. + * Header file for the TAO_DLL_ORB helper class. * * * @author Ossama Othman <ossama@uci.edu> @@ -30,20 +30,18 @@ /** * @class TAO_DLL_ORB * - * @brief Helper class that initializes an ORB when an instance of - * this class is dynamically loaded. + * @brief Manager for TAO library services and singleton cleanup. * - * This class is deprecated. While it does demonstrate how to - * initialize an ORB in a dynamically loaded object, the fact that it - * is located in the TAO library forces the TAO library to be linked - * to the application binary. This prevents TAO from being completely - * decoupled from an application when dynamic loading is used, hence - * defeating the purpose of dynamically loading the object! - * @par - * For an example of how to dynamically load an ORB (actually initialize - * an ORB inside a dynamically loaded object) that is completely - * decoupled from an application binary see the TAO/tests/DLL_ORB - * test. + * The <TAO_Singleton_Manager> is basically simplified version of + * the ACE_Object_Manager. It is designed specifically to + * manage singletons created by TAO. For example, Singleton + * instances created by TAO will be automatically registered + * with the Singleton instance of this Singleton Manager. + * This class is necessary to ensure that TAO-specific + * Singletons are centrally isolated. The idea is that + * destruction of the instance of the <TAO_Singleton_Manager> + * triggers destruction of all objects/services registered with + * it. */ class TAO_Export TAO_DLL_ORB : public ACE_Task_Base { |