Re: [Exim] Tests needed: semaphores

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Author: Kirill Miazine
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To: Philip Hazel
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Tests needed: semaphores
OpenBSD 2.9: comiles and runs ok

* Philip Hazel <ph10@???> [20010703 14:39]:
> I'm considering making use of semaphores in Exim 4 for things like
> preventing simultaneous identical ETRN runs. (At present it uses a
> hints database.) All the OS that I have tried seem to have the relevant
> facilities (the semctl(), semget(), and semop() functions), though not
> all are quite the same. I have tried Solaris 8, Linux (RH), IRIX,
> FreeBSD, HP-UX, Digital Unix, SunOS4, BSDI, NetBSD and SCO.
>
> I would be grateful if people running other operating systems could run
> the attached test program for me, and let me know what happens. See the
> comments at the start of the program about running it and what to
> expect. It is most likely that if it compiles, it will run OK. There are
> some tweaks you can make for certain compiling problems that I
> encountered on BSDI and NetBSD. They are also mentioned in the comments.
>
> Thanks,
> Philip
>
> -- 
> Philip Hazel            University of Cambridge Computing Service,
> ph10@???      Cambridge, England. Phone: +44 1223 334714.


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Kirill