[erlang-questions] Embed a pid into string to be dynamically compiled

[Bengt Kleberg]

Depending on how the module is used it might be possible to build and
load it, then use the aforementioned interface function to start a
process that remembers the pid. The the call from the macro will ask the
process for the pid...


bengt

On Thu, 2013-04-18 at 10:48 +0300, Martin Dimitrov wrote:
> Unfortunately not. The function is called from some macros and the
> function is either a do-nothing one or compiled to use the Pid.
> 
> Martin
> 
> On 4/18/2013 10:44 AM, Bengt Kleberg wrote:
> > Greetings,
> > 
> > Would it be possible for you to build the module with an interface
> > function that accepts the pid as its argument?
> > 
> > 
> > bengt
> > 
> > On Thu, 2013-04-18 at 10:38 +0300, Martin Dimitrov wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I need to build dynamically a module. Inside one of its functions, it
> >> has to send a message to Pid. How to compile it? The easiest solution I
> >> can think of is to do pid_to_list(Pid) and inside the function Pid =
> >> list_to_pid("<0.22.0>") but I really would like to avoid these extra
> >> operations.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Martin
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