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-libs/libsigsegv/metadata.xml | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) create mode 100644 dev-libs/libsigsegv/metadata.xml (limited to 'dev-libs/libsigsegv/metadata.xml') diff --git a/dev-libs/libsigsegv/metadata.xml b/dev-libs/libsigsegv/metadata.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..12e1f06e4ed5 --- /dev/null +++ b/dev-libs/libsigsegv/metadata.xml @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ + + + + + common-lisp@gentoo.org + Gentoo Common Lisp Project + + +This is a library for handling page faults in user mode. A page fault occurs +when a program tries to access to a region of memory that is currently not +available. Catching and handling a page fault is a useful technique for +implementing: + + - pageable virtual memory, + - memory-mapped access to persistent databases, + - generational garbage collectors, + - stack overflow handlers, + - distributed shared memory, + + + libsigsegv + + -- cgit v1.2.3