ADDED: library(unix): mkfifo/2

Author: xelxebar

unix.c

@@ -310,6 +310,22 @@ pl_environ(term_t l)
   return PL_unify_nil(t);
 }
 
+static foreign_t
+pl_mkfifo(term_t Path, term_t Mode)
+{ char *pathname;
+  mode_t mode;
+
+  if ( !PL_get_chars(Path, &pathname, CVT_ALL|BUF_MALLOC|REP_MB) )
+    return FALSE;
+  if ( !PL_get_integer(Mode, (int *)&mode) )
+    return pl_error("mkfifo", 2, NULL, ERR_ARGTYPE, 1, Mode, "mode");
+  if ( !mkfifo(pathname, mode) < 0 )
+    return pl_error("mkfifo", 2, NULL, ERR_ERRNO, errno, "create", "fifo", Path);
+
+  PL_free(pathname);
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 
 		 /*******************************
 		 *	    DEAMON IO		*
@@ -527,6 +543,7 @@ install_unix()
   PL_register_foreign("dup",       2, pl_dup, 0);
   PL_register_foreign("detach_IO", 1, pl_detach_IO, 0);
   PL_register_foreign("environ",   1, pl_environ, 0);
+  PL_register_foreign("mkfifo",    2, pl_mkfifo, 0);
 #ifdef HAVE_PRCTL
   PL_register_foreign("prctl",     1, pl_prctl, 0);
 #endif

unix.pl

@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
             dup/2,                      % +From, +To
             detach_IO/0,
             detach_IO/1,                % +Stream
-            environ/1                   % -[Name=Value]
+            environ/1,                  % -[Name=Value]
+            mkfifo/2                    % +Path, +Mode
           ]).
 
 /** <module> Unix specific operations