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Subject: Re: How to simulate semaphores with Ada's tasks?
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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.

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