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Subject: Re: How to simulate semaphores with Ada's tasks?
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On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 9:04:50 PM UTC-4, Jeffrey R. Carter wrote:
> On 08/24/2016 05:41 PM, Andrew Shvets wrote:
> > 
> > If so, then the best possible way to simulate this is to have tasks send
> > messages to one another and synchronize when something is locked/unlocked.
> > Is there a better approach?
> 
> Yes, you use protected objects.
> 
> -- 
> Jeff Carter
> "He had no conception of the instrument. He
> was blowing into it."
> Take the Money and Run
> 135

Noted.  Reading up on it right now.

Thank you.