On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 12:31 PM, Damyan Ivanov <d...@debian.org> wrote:
> -=| J-L M, 19.07.2012 10:57:53 +0200 |=-
> > We are trying to compile Firebird 2.1
> > for Android in order to use the embedded version in our mobile device
> > of our software.
> > But
> > for the moment it seems impossible for some reasons : Android
> > uses his own Libc called Bionic. And the problem is that there is a
> > lot of missing features in. There is no implementation of the POSIX
> > IPC or System V IPC inside, Android drop this to avoid
> > denial-of-service. So, use of
> > semaphore, shared memory, etc, is not possible.
>
> Perhaps you can try 2.5? It no longer uses semaphores.
>
> Not sure about the availability of pthread mutexes in bionic, though.
>
The NDK appears to have support for pthread
mutexes<http://www.xgc.com/manuals/xgclib/x5257.html>
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11048260/does-android-support-pthread
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Live Security Virtual Conference
Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and
threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions
will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware
threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/
Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
