Once.h

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/*
 * Objectively: Ultra-lightweight object oriented framework for GNU C.
 * Copyright (C) 2014 Jay Dolan <jay@jaydolan.com>
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#pragma once
 
#include <Objectively/Types.h>
 
typedef long Once;
 
#define do_once(once, block) \
        if (__sync_val_compare_and_swap(once, 0, -1) == 0) { \
            block; *once = 1; \
        } else { \
            while (*once != 1) ; \
        }