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diff --git a/dev-libs/libsigsegv/metadata.xml b/dev-libs/libsigsegv/metadata.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..97a389e9f868 --- /dev/null +++ b/dev-libs/libsigsegv/metadata.xml @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd"> +<pkgmetadata> +<herd>common-lisp</herd> +<longdescription> +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, +</longdescription> +</pkgmetadata> + |