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Run single instance of an application using Mutex

In order to allow only a single instance of an application running I'm using mutex. The code is given below. …

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Boost Mutex Scoped Lock

I was reading through a Boost Mutex tutorial on drdobbs.com, and found this piece of code: #include <boost/…

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Are Mutexes needed in javascript?

I have seen this link: Implementing Mutual Exclusion in JavaScript. On the other hand, I have read that there are …

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Is it possible to use mutex in multiprocessing case on Linux/UNIX ?

This is an interview question. Is it possible to use mutex in multiprocessing case on Linux/UNIX ? My idea: No, …

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When to use recursive mutex?

I understand recursive mutex allows mutex to be locked more than once without getting to a deadlock and should be …

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WPF Single Instance Best Practices

This is the code I implemented so far to create a single instance WPF application: #region Using Directives using System; …

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Calling pthread_cond_signal without locking mutex

I read somewhere that we should lock the mutex before calling pthread_cond_signal and unlock the mutex after calling …

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How to use QMutex?

I'm newbie to Qt and I'm looking for multi-threading in Qt. As I learned in Qt Documents, I defined two …

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How are mutexes implemented?

Are some implementations better than others for specific applications? Is there anything to earn by rolling out your own?

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Static pthreads mutex initialization

Using pthreads, how would one, in C, initialize a static array of mutexes? For a single static mutex, it seems …

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