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author | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
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committer | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
commit | 4f2d7949f03e1c198bc888f2d05f421d35c57e21 (patch) | |
tree | ba5f07bf3f9d22d82e54a462313f5d244036c768 /dev-haskell/concurrent-extra/metadata.xml |
reinit the tree, so we can have metadata
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diff --git a/dev-haskell/concurrent-extra/metadata.xml b/dev-haskell/concurrent-extra/metadata.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..e1584be226f7 --- /dev/null +++ b/dev-haskell/concurrent-extra/metadata.xml @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd"> +<pkgmetadata> + <maintainer type="project"> + <email>haskell@gentoo.org</email> + <name>Gentoo Haskell</name> + </maintainer> + <longdescription> + The @concurrent-extra@ package offers among other things the + following selection of synchronisation primitives: + + * @Broadcast@: Wake multiple threads by broadcasting a value. + + * @Event@: Wake multiple threads by signalling an event. + + * @Lock@: Enforce exclusive access to a resource. Also known as a + binary semaphore or mutex. The package additionally provides an + alternative that works in the @STM@ monad. + + * @RLock@: A lock which can be acquired multiple times by the same + thread. Also known as a reentrant mutex. + + * @ReadWriteLock@: Multiple-reader, single-writer locks. Used to + protect shared resources which may be concurrently read, but only + sequentially written. + + * @ReadWriteVar@: Concurrent read, sequential write variables. + + Please consult the API documentation of the individual modules for + more detailed information. + + This package was inspired by the concurrency libraries of Java and + Python. + </longdescription> + <upstream> + <remote-id type="github">basvandijk/concurrent-extra</remote-id> + </upstream> +</pkgmetadata> |