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From: Ted Dennison <dennison@escmail.orl.mmc.com>
Subject: Re: some questions re. Ada/GNAT from a C++/GCC user
Date: 1996/03/30
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Mike Young wrote:
> 
> Hmmmm. Lacking a language based synch method doesn't mean we always go
> straight to the semaphore library. I commonly use thin wrappers to guard
> precious resources -- for example: mutexes, semaphores, files,
> or database sessions. Local scoping allows precise control of lifetimes,
> and ensure release even when exceptions are possible:

OK. Now what do you do if you have to port that code to DOS? :-)

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