Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 19:15:48 -0400 From: Sean Batson <seanb012@sunbeach.net> To: Wes Peters <softweyr@xmission.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IPC API's Message-ID: <32C6FBA4.41C67EA6@sunbeach.net> References: <Pine.BSF.3.95.961227185407.1195A-100000@bsdi.net> <199612290500.WAA08836@obie.softweyr.com>
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So why when I do a man msgrcv, msgget and a msgsnd the manuals don't seem exist? Wes Peters wrote: > > Sean Batson writes: > > How do I go about coding for IPC applications? > > Where online can I find the APIs to do such a > > task. Under AIX I know the routines are msgsnd, > > msgrcv and msgget. > > Got those same routines right here in FreeBSD. Be sure to include the > following in your kernel configuration if you want them to work: > > options SYSVSHM > options SYSVSEM > options SYSVMSG > > Technically, you only need the first and the last, but why not get > semaphores while you're at it? > > Has anyone out there ever wrapped a class around these so they're a > little more usable? The SYSV IPC mechanisms are pretty powerful, but > the semaphores and message queues have an *awful* interface. > > Hmmm... a nice little weekend (or two) project in C++ class > construction. Any takers? (I.e. I don't want to do it myself; call > me lazy.) > > -- > "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" > > Wes Peters Softweyr LLC > http://www.xmission.com/~softweyr softweyr@xmission.com
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