On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 10:29 PM, Eric Haszlakiewicz <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 12:31:09PM -0500, Mouse wrote: >> >>> [...] P1003_1B_SEMAPHORE [...] >> >> The feature was condiational in the past, but made unconditional on >> >> the basis that it is essential. >> >> This leads me to ask, what is it essential to? I'm moderately sure >> I've never used POSIX semaphores for anything. > > I know Apache httpd and PostgreSQL use semaphores. Of course, whether you > consider being able to run those software packages "essential" is another > matter.
I use PostgreSQL. I don't care how semaphores are implemented as long as I can use them somehow. I'm not against modules or making them non-default, but I don't know what the other implications are. Andy
