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From: MCL <boris@lml.ls.fi.upm.es>
Subject: Re: Can any one shed some light on this problem.
Date: 03 Aug 2001 20:50:18 +0200
Date: 2001-08-03T18:50:19+00:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <7xhevpm105.fsf@balboa.dia.fi.upm.es> (raw)
In-Reply-To: _NAa7.3833$tQ5.1459602@news2-win.server.ntlworld.com

"chris.danx" <chris.danx@ntlworld.com> writes:


> > I have bean asked to examine the synchronization mechanism
> > (rendez-vous) which is promoted by ADA and contrast this to the
> > Dijkstra's (p/v) wait and signal mechanism.
> 
> I'm afraid I can't say much on this, someone else might be able to help.

    With a protected object you can *very easily* code a semaphore.
Probably only of interest for educational purposes and toy programs.

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  reply	other threads:[~2001-08-03 18:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-08-03 10:52 Can any one shed some light on this problem simon broadhead
2001-08-03 17:01 ` chris.danx
2001-08-03 18:50   ` MCL [this message]
2001-08-04 12:21     ` Jeff Creem
2001-08-06 19:35   ` Wilhelm Spickermann
2001-08-06 22:10     ` tmoran
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