HP SVA V2.1 Parallel Compositing Reference Guide

Table 2-5 System Properties
DescriptionTypeCan be
Set?
QualifierProperty
The list of extension modules that are currently
loaded.
stringnonone
PC_EXTENSIONS
States the version of the Library Specification
supported by this version of the implementation.
The value of the property is major-version*100
+ minor-version.
integernonone
PC_LIB_VERSION
The full directory path of the loaded Library. This
includes the actual library file. This property is set
by pcSystemInitialize.
stringyesnone
PC_LIBRARY_PATH
A Library assigned value that represents a particular
network transport layer.
You qualify the network layer of interest by
specifying the index of the network. The index is a
value between 0 and (PC_NUM_NETWORKS - 1).
integernoyes
PC_NETWORK_ID
A Library assigned name that describes a particular
network transport layer.
You qualify the network layer of interest using the
same technique described for PC_NETWORK_ID.
stringnoyes
PC_NETWORK_NAME
Number of network transport layers available for
the program to use. The program can control the
transport layer used with the PC_NETWORD_ID
property when creating a context.
integernonone
PC_NUM_NETWORKS
The maximum value of PC_RETAIN_OUTPUT
supported by the implementation. The HP Library
value of PC_RETAIN_OUTPUT_LIMIT is 2 to
support double buffering of output.
integernonone
PC_RETAIN_OUTPUT_LIMIT
The list of directories that are searched to find the
Library and any extensions. You can set the
property using pcSystemInitialize.
stringyesnone
PC_SESSION_PATH
The maximum value of PC_VOLATILE_FRAMELET
supported by the implementation. In the case of the
HP Library, this is the default value of 0.
integernonone
PC_VOLATILE_FRAMELET
_LIMIT
A string listing the vendor who created the core
part of the Library.
stringnonone
PC_VENDOR
A string describing the current implementation of
the Library as explained in Appendix A.
stringnonone
PC_VERSION
Summary of Context Functions
This section summarizes context functions and properties. Detailed syntax for the functions is
in “Context Functions” (page 45).
Table 2-6 Context Functions
DescriptionFunction
Creates a context when the host is not the master.
pcContextCreate
Creates a context as the master.
pcContextCreateMaster
Destroys an existing context.
pcContextDestroy
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