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-- [[Main/GrantBow]] - 24 Jul 2007

The [[MachInterfaceGenerator]] (MIG) is a program which generates inter-process communication (IPC) code. Specifically Mig generates remote procedure call (RPC) code for communication between client and server processes running on a Mach microkernel.

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        <p> Mach servers run as separate tasks and communicate with RPC messages. The RPC interface is language independant and somewhat complex. MIG mitigates this complexity. </p>
        <p> GNU MIG is fully compatible with OSF MIG. The <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/mig.html" target="_top">official Mig</a> site is a page hosted on the official Hurd site. <span style="background:"><font color="">Mig Documentation</font></span><a href="http://LOCATION/MigDocumentation">?</a> is available. Mig also has it's own CVS module within the main Hurd CVS site. </p>
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