.. _spkg_libatomic_ops:

libatomic_ops: Access hardware-provided atomic memory update operations
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Description
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A part of the Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative garbage collector.

License
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-  Permissive BSD + GPL 2.0+


Upstream Contact
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- Webpage: http://www.hboehm.info/gc/
- Email List: bdwgc@lists.opendylan.org

Dependencies
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None.


Special Update/Build Instructions
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None.

Type
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standard


Version Information
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package-version.txt::

    7.6.10


Equivalent System Packages
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arch:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo pacman -S  libatomic_ops

conda:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ conda install libatomic_ops

cygwin:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ apt-cyg install libatomic_ops

Debian/Ubuntu:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo apt-get install  libatomic_ops

Fedora/Redhat/CentOS:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo yum install  libatomic_ops

freebsd:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo pkg install libatomic_ops

gentoo:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo emerge libatomic_ops

homebrew:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ brew install libatomic_ops

opensuse:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo zypper install libatomic_ops

slackware:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo slackpkg install libatomic_ops

See https://repology.org/project/libatomic_ops/versions

If the system package is installed, ./configure will check whether it can be used.