Yes, OS X has Unix Domain Sockets, but does not appear to have "abstract" 
sockets, as described in the unix man page: 
http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/unix.7.html

In any case, it turns out I don't actually need this support on OS X, so it's 
moot.

> On Mar 11, 2015, at 13:28 , Jack Brindle <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Unix Domain Sockets are common to both Mac and Linux. These have been used 
> for many years very successfully on both platforms. Apple used to have a 
> pretty good sample app that makes use of them - may still have, but a search 
> just now doesn’t show it. Perhaps Quinn might have info on its current 
> availability. 
> 
> The only “problem” with Unix Domain Sockets is that they are one-to-one. As 
> with all socket connections, the first reader gets the packet. If you need 
> something that multiple readers can get, then something else is needed. 
> Otherwise, this is a very good solution to IPC.
> 
> - Jack Brindle
> 
> 
> 
>> On Mar 11, 2015, at 11:23 AM, Rick Mann <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> In this case, my need was to use an SDK from Linux on my Mac so I could do 
>> most of the development on the Mac, but in the end run on the (embedded) 
>> Linux system.
>> 
>>> On Mar 11, 2015, at 11:09 , Shawn Erickson <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> When I see a quest like this I often found it is better to step back and 
>>> ask what your real need is? What are you trying to do? etc. On Mac OS X the 
>>> primary method – these days – for IPC is to leverage XPC.
>>> 
>>> xpc(3) Mac OS X Developer Tools Manual Page
>>> unix(4) Mac OS X Manual Page - Apple Developer
>>> 
>>> (note the following TN doesn't look update for XPC)
>>> UNIX Domain Sockets Are Your Friend
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 4:04 AM, Rick Mann <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Any chance OS X supports (or would support) abstract sockets?
>>> 
>>> http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/unix.7.html
>>> 
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>>> 
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