.. _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-devel


Debian/Ubuntu:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo apt-get install  libatomic-ops-dev


Fedora/Redhat/CentOS:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo yum install  libatomic_ops libatomic_ops-devel


freebsd:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo pkg install devel/libatomic_ops


gentoo:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo emerge dev-libs/libatomic_ops


homebrew:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ brew install libatomic_ops


macports:
install the following packages: libatomic_ops

opensuse:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo zypper install "pkgconfig(atomic_ops)"


slackware:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo slackpkg install libatomic_ops


void:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo xbps-install  libatomic_ops-devel


See https://repology.org/project/libatomic-ops/versions


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