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+;;;; -*- Mode: Lisp; Syntax: ANSI-Common-Lisp; Base: 10; Package: modlisp -*-
+;;;; *************************************************************************
+;;;; FILE IDENTIFICATION
+;;;;
+;;;; Name: processes.lisp
+;;;; Purpose: Multiprocessing functions
+;;;; Programmer: Kevin M. Rosenberg
+;;;; Date Started: June 2003
+;;;;
+;;;; $Id: processes.lisp,v 1.1 2003/07/08 16:12:40 kevin Exp $
+;;;; *************************************************************************
+
+(in-package #:kmrcl)
+
+
+(defun make-process (name func)
+ #+cmu (mp:make-process func :name name)
+ #+allegro (mp:process-run-function name func)
+ #+lispworks (mp:process-run-function name nil func)
+ #+sb-thread (sb-thread:make-thread func)
+ #+clisp (funcall func)
+ )
+
+(defun destroy-process (process)
+ #+cmu (mp:destroy-process process)
+ #+allegro (mp:process-kill process)
+ #+sbcl-thread (sb-thread:destroy-thread process)
+ #+lispworks (mp:process-kill process)
+ )
+
+(defun make-lock (name)
+ #+allegro (mp:make-process-lock :name name)
+ #+cmu (mp:make-lock name)
+ #+lispworks (mp:make-lock :name name)
+ #+sbcl-thread (sb-thread:make-mutex :name name)
+ )
+
+(defmacro with-lock-held ((lock) &body body)
+ #+allegro
+ `(mp:with-process-lock (,lock) ,@body)
+ #+cmu
+ `(mp:with-lock-held (,lock) ,@body)
+ #+lispworks
+ `(mp:with-lock (,lock) ,@body)
+ #+sbcl-thread
+ `(sb-thread:with-recursive-lock (,lock) ,@body)
+ )
+
+