On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 08:59:45AM -0500, Robert E. Bruccoleri allegedly wrote:
> I contributed the first working s_lock.c code for the SGI's over three
> years ago (using the test_and_set library calls). It's been working
> for me ever since in a heavy multi-user environment. Please don't
> change it unless there's an overwhelming reason.
>
> Also, the GNU compiler systems works poorly on SGI's. In this
> environment, you need to stick to the SGI provided compilers. Once you
> get used to them, they work fairly well.
The problem is that SGI wants a couple of hundred dollars for it :(
Regards,
Mathijs
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