Port IPC::SysV (low priority)
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100
- Issue type
- Feature
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Activity status
- Active
- Domain
- backend, operating-systems
Research direction
The issue requires porting the IPC::SysV module to PerlOnJava using Java's FFM/native access. Start by examining the existing bytecode backend operation slots and compiler/interpreter scaffolding for semaphore, message-queue, and shared-memory operations, which currently throw UnsupportedOperationException. Review the Perl IPC::SysV module's API and the Java FFM documentation. Implement the constants, ftok, and the three IPC mechanisms (semaphores, shared memory, message queues) with proper error handling and cleanup. Write focused tests for each operation and validate with a dependent module like IPC::Pleather or IPC::Transit.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Description
Summary
Port IPC::SysV to PerlOnJava using Java FFM/native access on Unix platforms.
This is a low-priority ecosystem-enablement task. The current targeted
MetaCPAN lookup found 14 released runtime dependants, including
IPC::Pleather, IPC::Transit, IPC-Shm-Simple, SysV-SharedMem, and
Proc-Swarm; 2 were recent dependants. Recheck this count before prioritizing
implementation, and increase priority if the dependant population grows.
Scope
- Provide the
IPC::SysVconstants andftokbehavior. - Implement System V semaphores:
semget,semop,semctl, and the
IPC::Semaphoresupport they require. - Implement shared memory:
shmget,shmat,shmdt,shmctl,memread,
andmemwrite. - Implement message queues:
msgget,msgsnd,msgrcv, andmsgctl. - Preserve Perl-visible return values, errno/error behavior, cleanup, and
concurrency semantics. - Define platform behavior explicitly: native Unix support first; Windows
should either use a real compatible implementation or fail clearly if SysV
IPC is unavailable.
Existing groundwork
The bytecode backend already has operation slots and compiler/interpreter
scaffolding for semaphore, message-queue, and shared-memory operations, but
the handlers currently throw UnsupportedOperationException.
Acceptance criteria
- Focused project-owned tests cover constants, semaphore operations, shared
memory, message queues, errors, cleanup, and cross-process visibility where
supported. - Tests pass on both JVM and interpreter backends where applicable.
- At least one dependent module is validated after the port.
- Documentation records supported platforms and limitations.
Related: #1144 (pseudofork support may remain a separate requirement for
modules that depend on fork).
- Dominant language
- Perl
- Stars
- 64
- Forks
- 6
- Avg merge
- 5h 38m
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 170
Contributor guide
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