This package contains the ADAPTIVE Communication Environment (ACE) framework. . It provides platform independent C++ wrappers for interprocess communication: * signals * pipes * sockets * message queues * semaphores * shared memory as well as thread, process management routines and much more. . Moreover, it defines patterns for common communication tasks. Beyond these: * Reactor, to handle event demultiplexing and dispatching * Proactor, for asynchronous I/O driven programs