#809 Request MutexSemaphore Class with a name option

[Bob Jewett]

Linux Debian 10 (Buster)
Open Object Rexx Version 5.0.0 r12506

I have been using SysCreateMutexSem(name) to be serialize function between multiple processes.

The latest 5.0.0 documentation indicates that the MutexSem is being superseded by the new MutexSemaphore Class.

I don't find any way to give this MutexSemaphore Class a name. This would be a great feature. Until then I going to continue using the SysCreateMutexSem function with a name.

[Rick McGuire]

Unfortunately, this can't be done because it's not possible to implement this because named cross-process semaphores can't be implemented across all of our supported platforms. If SysCreateMutexSemaphore works for you, then by all means continue using it (or perhaps wrap it in a class that looks like the MutexSemaphore class).

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the explanation.
Maybe the Reference document should not say that this is being superseded and/or put the SysCreateMutexSem back in the Reference document.