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libsigsegv-2.14p0

library for handling page faults in user mode

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Description

This is a library for handling page faults in user mode. A page fault occurs when a program tries to access to a region of memory that is currently not available. Catching and handling a page fault is a useful technique for implementing: * pageable virtual memory, * memory-mapped access to persistent databases, * generational garbage collectors, * stack overflow handlers, * distributed shared memory,

Package information

Ports path
devel/libsigsegv
Package architecture
amd64
Maintainer
The OpenBSD ports mailing-list <ports@openbsd.org>
Categories
devel
Available flavors
None listed

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Direct dependencies

None listed in sqlports.

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