From 8376ef56580626e9c0f796d5b85b53a0a1c7d5f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: V3n3RiX Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2018 21:03:06 +0100 Subject: gentoo resync : 14.07.2018 --- dev-haskell/concurrent-extra/metadata.xml | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+) create mode 100644 dev-haskell/concurrent-extra/metadata.xml (limited to 'dev-haskell/concurrent-extra/metadata.xml') 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 @@ + + + + + haskell@gentoo.org + Gentoo Haskell + + + 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. + + + basvandijk/concurrent-extra + + -- cgit v1.2.3