sched.setupInternal (comm.getBuffer (), false); comm.clearBuffer ();
if (comm.getBuffer ().length () != 0) { sched.setupInternal (comm.getBuffer (), false); comm.clearBuffer (); }
  protected int prepareScheduler () {	// sched is the scheduler...	sched.setupInternal (comm.getBuffer (), false);	comm.clearBuffer ();		return parent.getNumTasks();  }