libatomic-ops for Debian ------------------------ Libatomic-ops implements a large collection of operations, each one of which is a combination of an (optional) atomic memory operation, and a memory barrier. It also implements associated feature-test macros that determine whether a particular operation is available on the current target hardware (either directly or by synthesis). Libatomic-ops attempts to replace various existing files with similar goals, since they usually do not handle differences in memory barrier styles with sufficient generality. This package is only available as a static library; much of the magic is in the header files anyway. Please be aware of the dual nature of the license, from LICENSING.txt Two small libraries are built and installed: - libatomic_ops.a is a support library, which is not needed on some platforms. This is intended to be usable, under some mild restrictions, in free or proprietary code, as are all the header files. See doc/LICENSING.txt. - libatomic_ops_gpl.a contains some higher level facilities. This code is currently covered by the GPL. The contents currently correspond to the headers atomic_ops_stack.h and atomic_ops_malloc.h. NB: the Debian package has been enabled to build on any architecture. However, only i386, ia64 and amd64 have been fully tested due to limited access to some of the other architectures. Corrections are welcome. The M68K port was contributed by Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>, and is not currently part of the upstream source. -- Ian Wienand <ianw@gelato.unsw.edu.au>, Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:47:19 +1000
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