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Subject: Re: User level threads.
To: cimaxp1!jb@melb.werple.net.au (John Birrell)
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In-Reply-To: <199603212023.HAA02509@melb.werple.net.au> from "John Birrell" at Mar 22, 96 07:14:57 am
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> 
> 
> > 
> > matthew c. mead stands accused of saying:
> > > 
> > > > FreeBSD-current has pthreads and a thread-safe libc.
> > > 
> > > 	Where can pthreads be found?
> > 
> > Hmm, immediate inspection only finds /usr/include/pthread.h and the
> > libc_r (reentrant aka. thread-safe) libc.
> 
> There is still a *lot* of work required to make all libc functions
> reentrant. This is because of all the static variables used. 8-(.
> 
> The /usr/src/lib/lib_r directory builds libc_r from libc source, adding
> POSIX thread functions. pthread.h is the only header file required.
> Compile with -D_THREAD_SAFE and link with -nostdlib -lc_r.
> 
> > 
> > John Birrel (one l? two?) should be responding to this soon 8)  IIRC, it's
> 
> Two. 8-)
> 
> > his work.
> > -- 
> > ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer        msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au    [[
The reason it is nopt made by default is several-fold..
1/ it's not complete
2/ The Documantation is not ready  (so you can't see what IS complete)
  *hint hint hint* :)
3/ connection between this package (a pthreads VARIANT)
and the original pthreads is not final.

> 
> -- 
> John Birrell                                CIMlogic Pty Ltd
> jb@cimlogic.com.au                          119 Cecil Street
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>