2009/10/1 David L. Rager <ragerdl@...>:
> In the manual, page
> http://www.sbcl.org/manual/Semaphores.html#Semaphores, it includes the
> following quote:
>
> "Semaphores described here should be considered experimental, subject
> to API changes without notice."
>
> I notice an email from almost a year ago describing someone's use of
> semaphores. Is the semaphore API now considered to be more or less
> stable, with the understanding that the actual implementations may
> still change?
More or less. The only change I foresee is adding a timeout to
WAIT-ON-SEMAPHORE, and that can be done in a backwards compatible
manner.
It is probably appropriate to remove the experimental notice from there.
Cheers,
-- Nikodemus
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