[julia-users] SharedArray from a memory-mapped array

[Douglas Bates]

If I have a memory-mapped array, say an uncompressed dataset in a HDF5 
file, can I convert it to a SharedArray directly?  From my, admittedly 
inexpert, reading of base/sharedarray.jl it seems that a SharedArray will 
end up being memory-mapped.  Is there a way to avoid creating a new 
memory-mapped array?  In the case I have in mind the SharedArray will be 
read-only.