diff --git a/lib/process_shared/bounded_semaphore.rb b/lib/process_shared/bounded_semaphore.rb
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--- a/lib/process_shared/bounded_semaphore.rb
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-require 'process_shared/psem'
-require 'process_shared/semaphore'
-
-module ProcessShared
-  # BoundedSemaphore is identical to Semaphore except that its value
-  # is not permitted to rise above a maximum.  When the value is at
-  # the maximum, calls to #post will have no effect.
-  class BoundedSemaphore < Semaphore
-    # With no associated block, open is a synonym for
-    # Semaphore.new. If the optional code block is given, it will be
-    # passed +sem+ as an argument, and the Semaphore object will
-    # automatically be closed when the block terminates. In this
-    # instance, BoundedSemaphore.open returns the value of the block.
-    #
-    # @param [Integer] value the initial semaphore value
-    # @param [String] name not currently supported
-    def self.open(maxvalue, value = 1, name = nil, &block)
-      new(maxvalue, value, name).with_self(&block)
-    end
-
-    # Create a new semaphore with initial value +value+.  After
-    # {Kernel#fork}, the semaphore will be shared across two (or more)
-    # processes. The semaphore must be closed with {#close} in each
-    # process that no longer needs the semaphore.
-    #
-    # (An object finalizer is registered that will close the semaphore
-    # to avoid memory leaks, but this should be considered a last
-    # resort).
-    #
-    # @param [Integer] value the initial semaphore value
-    # @param [String] name not currently supported
-    def initialize(maxvalue, value = 1, name = nil)
-      init(PSem.sizeof_bsem_t, 'bsem', name) do |sem_name|
-        bsem_open(sem, sem_name, maxvalue, value, err)
-      end
-    end
-
-    protected
-
-    alias_method :psem_unlink, :bsem_unlink
-    alias_method :psem_close, :bsem_close
-    alias_method :psem_wait, :bsem_wait
-    alias_method :psem_post, :bsem_post
-    alias_method :psem_getvalue, :bsem_getvalue
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/process_shared/bounded_semaphore_spec.rb b/spec/process_shared/bounded_semaphore_spec.rb
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-require 'spec_helper'
-require 'process_shared/bounded_semaphore'
-
-module ProcessShared
-  describe BoundedSemaphore do
-    it 'never rises above its max value' do
-      max = 10
-      BoundedSemaphore.open(max) do |sem|
-        pids = []
-        10.times do |i|
-          pids << fork do
-            100.times do
-              if rand(3) == 0
-                sem.wait
-              else
-                sem.post
-              end
-            end
-
-            exit i
-          end
-        end
-
-        100.times do
-          sem.value.must be_lte(max)
-        end
-
-        pids.each { |pid| Process.wait(pid) }
-      end
-    end
-
-    describe '#post and #wait' do
-      it 'increments and decrements the value' do
-        Semaphore.open(0) do |sem|
-          10.times do |i|
-            sem.post
-            sem.value.must_equal(i + 1)
-          end
-
-          10.times do |i|
-            sem.wait
-            sem.value.must_equal(10 - i - 1)
-          end
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end