+
+#ifdef WINDOWS_SEMAPHORE
+
+int
+Semaphore::signal ()
+{
+ // non-zero on success, opposite to posix
+ return !ReleaseSemaphore(_sem, 1, NULL);
+}
+
+int
+Semaphore::wait ()
+{
+ DWORD result = 0;
+ result = WaitForSingleObject(_sem, INFINITE);
+ return (result == WAIT_OBJECT_0);
+}
+
+#endif