Newsgroups: comp.unix.programmer Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!torsqnt!geac!maccs!pkerr From: pkerr@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Paul Kerr) Subject: Semaphores Message-ID: <27FBB884.22409@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca> Organization: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Date: Thu, 4 Apr 91 23:36:35 GMT Hello, I am trying to set up a set of processes that access semaphores and am looking for the best way for it to be done. Is this it? Make the call to semget in the parent and pass the sem. set id to the forked children so that they can access the semaphore set. Or did I miss the boat completely? Thanks Paul Kerr