From e9f4d943e4d238b2583524d097c636b729143cde Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeena Paradies <spam@jeenaparadies.net>
Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 13:34:01 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] added information about NIF:s

---
 report.lyx | 14 ++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/report.lyx b/report.lyx
index bce7c40..af38e40 100644
--- a/report.lyx
+++ b/report.lyx
@@ -3866,11 +3866,21 @@ A very important feature of Erlang, used in the GGS, is the ability to interface
  with external hardware and software.
  Erlang allows communication with external resources through 
 \emph on
-ports.
+ports
+\emph default
+ and 
+\emph on
+NIF
+\emph default
+:s (Native implemented functions)
+\emph on
+.
 
 \emph default
  Through ports communication can take place much in the same way communication
  is performed over sockets.
+ NIF:s are called like any other functions without any difference to the
+ caller but are implemented in C.
 \end_layout
 
 \begin_layout Standard
@@ -3891,7 +3901,7 @@ reference "sub:UUID"
 
 \end_inset
 
- and for interfacing with the virtual machines of games
+ and NIF:s for interfacing with the virtual machines of games
 \begin_inset Foot
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