Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r12.0-1306-wip

Chapter 9. General Libraries

libatomic_ops-7.8.2

Introduction to libatomic_ops

libatomic_ops provides implementations for atomic memory update operations on a number of architectures. This allows direct use of these in reasonably portable code. Unlike earlier similar packages, this one explicitly considers memory barrier semantics, and allows the construction of code that involves minimum overhead across a variety of architectures.

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Package Information

Installation of libatomic_ops

Install libatomic_ops by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr    \
            --enable-shared  \
            --disable-static \
            --docdir=/usr/share/doc/libatomic_ops-7.8.2 &&
make

To check the results, issue make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--enable-shared: This switch enables building of the libatomic_ops shared libraries.

--disable-static: This switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: libatomic_ops.so and libatomic_ops_gpl.so
Installed Directory: /usr/include/libatomic_ops and /usr/share/doc/libatomic_ops-7.8.2

Short Descriptions

libatomic_ops.so

contains functions for atomic memory operations