Subject: Re: POSIX semaphores and NetBSD
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Diana Eichert <deichert@wrench.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 02/05/2002 16:37:33
On Wed, 6 Feb 2002, Eric Jacoboni wrote:

> Is there any implementation of POSIX 1003.1b semaphores for NetBSD as,
> say, with FreeBSD/Linux (although, named semaphore are not yet
> implemented) or Solaris (full implementation, AFAIK). At least
> sem_init, sem_wait, sem_post and sem_destroy...
>=20
> I'm using NetBSD-Current at home, and it would be nice if i could
> compile and test examples i give to my students at the University
> (which run FreeBSD) ;-)
>=20
> --=20
> =C9ric Jacoboni, n=E9 il y a 1316390595 secondes
>=20

Wandering, looking for POSIX semaphore support I've located this=20
library that may provide semaphore support for NetBSD.  I have=20
not had the chance to try it out.  It may need some mods for=20
NetBSD as it was initially written for BSDi.

SNIPPed from this URL:
http://lists.cistron.nl/archives/freeradius-users/2001/11/msg00048.html

ftp://ftp.to.gd-es.com/pub/BSDI/libsem.tar.bz2

This is a port of the POSIX semaphores from FreeBSD.  It was made for
BSDI, but it should work .....