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/*						*/
/*      Copyright:				*/
/*		 Jean-Marc Pigeon <jmp@safe.ca>	*/
/*	Distributed under the Gnu Public	*/
/*	License, see the License file in this	*/
/*	package.				*/
/*						*/
/*	GESIPC					*/
/*	Define management level for memory	*/
/*	used to exchange message between 	*/
/*	process.				*/
/*						*/
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#ifndef GESIPC
#define GESIPC
#include	<unistd.h>
#include	"uniipc.h"

typedef	void BOXTYP;

extern BOXTYP *ipc_getbox(int boxsize);
extern BOXTYP *ipc_dropbox(BOXTYP *box);
extern void ipc_cleanbox(BOXTYP *box);
extern char *ipc_postmsg(BOXTYP *box,pid_t destination,char *msg);
extern char *ipc_getpost(BOXTYP *box,char **msgref);
extern char *ipc_getreply(BOXTYP *box,char *msgref);
extern int ipc_postreply(BOXTYP *box,char *msgref,char *msg);
extern int ipc_relaymsg(BOXTYP *box,char *msgref,pid_t destination,char *msg);
extern char *ipc_getonemsgref(BOXTYP *box);
extern void ipc_purgemsgs(BOXTYP *box,pid_t rcpt);
extern int ipc_waitpost(BOXTYP *box,TIMESPEC *timeout);
#endif