Can I use Semaphore bet 2 C programs?
 

Hello,

I have never use Semaphore before but would like to use it now for my programs. I have two c programs. For example, Test1.c and Test2.c

Can I use semaphore to 'communicate' Test1.c and Test2.c?? Could someone gives me an example? I did the following but the whole os crashes. Do advise me please!

For example, Test2.c:
Semaphore_signal(Testing1);

Test1.c:
Semaphore_t Testing1;
Semaphore_wait(Testing1);

Could someone please tell me what went wrong?

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

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Cheers,
Tink

Yes you can. That's what they are invented for.

See paragraph 5.2 (free downloadable PDF) of the book "Advanced Linux Programming" for an example.