Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:20:39 -0500
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: sem_unlink?
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On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 10:25:56AM +0100, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>On Nov 28 10:09, Samuel Thibault wrote:
>> Christopher Faylor, le Thu 27 Nov 2008 21:18:23 -0500, a ?crit :
>> > On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 12:16:51AM +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote:
>> > >There is no sem_unlink function, is there a reason or is that a PTW?
>> > 
>> > PTC.  It's not easy to get right in a Windows environment.  If I read
>> > what's required correctly it could require interprocess communication.
>> 
>> Mmm, I haven't tested (and can't right now), but does that mean that
>> even if sem_open() is currently provided, it does not work?
>
>The POSIX semaphore implementation is incomplete in terms of named
>semaphores up to Cygwin 1.5.25.  Cygwin 1.7.0 provides all functions,
>including sem_unlink.

Sorry for the misinformation.  I completely missed the sem_unlink that
was right there on my screen.

cgf

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