[libdispatch-dev] FreeBSD 8-STABLE now supports GCD, libdispatch port updated (fwd)

[Robert Watson]

FYI to FreeBSD 8-STABLE followers who may be interested in using Apple's GCD 
technology on FreeBSD.  GCD, for those who may have missed it, is a concurrent 
programming framework introdued in Mac OS X Snow Leopard, now also supported 
on FreeBSD.

There are a number of useful links on the wiki page, but this provides the 
best high-level introduction:

   http://images.apple.com/macosx/technology/docs/GrandCentral_TB_brief_20090903.pdf

My announcement text (and wiki link) below.

Robert N M Watson
Computer Laboratory
University of Cambridge

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:21:40 +0000 (GMT)
From: Robert Watson <robert at fledge.watson.org>
To: libdispatch-dev at lists.macosforge.org
Subject: [libdispatch-dev] FreeBSD 8-STABLE now supports GCD,
     libdispatch port updated


Dear all:

Just an FYI that all the parts are now in place to use GCD (libdispatch) on 
FreeBSD 8-STABLE.  You will need the following:

- FreeBSD 8-STABLE snapshot from at least 2009-11-01 (r198732)
- FreeBSD libdispatch port from at least 2009-11-11

Do the upgrade to the 8-STABLE snapshot first so that the port can find the 
required kernel features.  As a reminder, you can find FreeBSD/GCD port status, 
quick start guide, and general information here:

   http://wiki.freebsd.org/GCD

I have updated it to reflect 8.x support.  Thanks are due to Stacey Son and 
Stanislav Sedov for their work to make this happen!

Robert N M Watson
Computer Laboratory
University of Cambridge
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