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File mutex.hpp
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Mutex interface. 



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Definition (``include/ecl/threads/mutex.hpp``)
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Detailed Description
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Cross-platform mutex for locking/unlocking shared memory in a multi-threaded application. In linux it uses pthreads, in windows it uses critical sections.

June 2009 






Includes
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- ``ecl/config/ecl.hpp``



Included By
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- :ref:`file_include_ecl_threads.hpp`