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diff --git a/ACE/apps/JAWS/clients/WebSTONE/src/nsapi-includes/base/sem.h b/ACE/apps/JAWS/clients/WebSTONE/src/nsapi-includes/base/sem.h new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..da88b41da15 --- /dev/null +++ b/ACE/apps/JAWS/clients/WebSTONE/src/nsapi-includes/base/sem.h @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +/* + * $Id$ + * + * Copyright (c) 1994, 1995. Netscape Communications Corporation. All + * rights reserved. + * + * Use of this software is governed by the terms of the license agreement for + * the Netscape Communications or Netscape Comemrce Server between the + * parties. + */ + + +/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */ + + +/* + * sem.h: Attempt to provide multi-process semaphores across platforms + * + * Rob McCool + */ + + +#ifndef SEM_H +#define SEM_H + +#include "systems.h" + + +/* All of the implementations currently use int as the semaphore type */ +#ifdef SEM_WIN32 +typedef HANDLE SEMAPHORE; +#define SEM_ERROR NULL +/* That oughta hold them (I hope) */ +#define SEM_MAXVALUE 32767 + +#else /* ! SEM_WIN32 */ +typedef int SEMAPHORE; +#define SEM_ERROR -1 +#endif /* SEM_WIN32 */ + +/* + * sem_init creates a semaphore using the given name and unique + * identification number. filename should be a file accessible to the + * process. Returns SEM_ERROR on error. + */ + +SEMAPHORE sem_init(char *name, int number); + +/* + * sem_terminate de-allocates the given semaphore. + */ + +void sem_terminate(SEMAPHORE id); + +/* + * sem_grab attempts to gain exclusive access to the given semaphore. If + * it can't get it, the caller will block. Returns -1 on error. + */ + +int sem_grab(SEMAPHORE id); + +/* + * sem_release releases this process's exclusive control over the given + * semaphore. Returns -1 on error. + */ + +int sem_release(SEMAPHORE id); + + +#endif |