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[chiara modenese <c.modenese@xxxxxxxxx>]

2010/4/9 Václav Šmilauer <eudoxos@xxxxxxxx>

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> > Oh, so we should always do like you suggest when we define global
> > variables if we want to maintain the parallel processing? If so, I
> > would suggest to add this point to Yade documentation so that we all
> > keep in mind (since parallel processing is enabled by default).
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> I think it is noted at few places (like modifying Body::state from Law
> functors). That said, you shouldn't define globals in the first place,
> since they break encapsulation of objects and can lead to unexpected
> interactions. (Yade has only a few necessary globals (singletons, to be
> more precise): ClassFactory, SerializableSingleton and Omega. Even scene
> is not global. I wouldn't encourage that practice by documentation,
> supposing that you know what you do if you use globals...
>

Oh ok, thanks for clarification. I thought it was a potential normal
procedure (due to my lack of knowledge of OOP). Now I see.
cheers, Chiara

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