Upated.

1 files changed, 24 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index dd423f1..bedeeb1 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@ For source code portability only - rwlocks cannot be process shared yet.
 As defined in the new POSIX standard, and the Single Unix Spec version 3:

 

         sem_timedwait()

-        pthread_mutex_timedlock()

-        pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock()

-        pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock()

+        pthread_mutex_timedlock()    - Alexander Terekhov and Thomas Pfaff

+        pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock() - adapted from pthread_rwlock_rdlock()

+        pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock() - adapted from pthread_rwlock_wrlock()

 

 

 New non-portable routine

@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ Known bugs in this snapshot
      pthread_cleanup_pop(0);

    #pragma inline_depth()

 

-   Note the empty () value after the pop macro. This resets depth to the

+   Note the empty () pragma value after the pop macro. This resets depth to the

    default. Or you can specify a non-zero depth here.

 

    The pragma is also needed (and now used) within the library itself wherever

@@ -348,9 +348,12 @@ Known bugs in this snapshot
 Caveats

 -------

 

-1. Due to what is believed to be a C++ compliance error in VC++,

-if your application contains catch(...) blocks in your POSIX threads

-then you will need to replace the "catch(...)" with the macro

+1. [See also the discussion in the FAQ file - Q2, Q4, and Q5]

+

+Due to what is believed to be a C++ compliance error in VC++ whereby

+you may not have multiple handlers for the same exception in the same

+try/catch block, if your application contains catch(...) blocks in your POSIX

+threads then you will need to replace the "catch(...)" with the macro

 "PtW32Catch", eg.

 

 	#ifdef PtW32Catch

@@ -364,13 +367,14 @@ then you will need to replace the "catch(...)" with the macro
 	#endif

 

 Otherwise neither pthreads cancelation nor pthread_exit() will work

-reliably.

+reliably when using versions of the library that use C++ exceptions

+for cancelation and thread exit.

 

 

 Level of standards conformance

 ------------------------------

 

-The following POSIX 1003.1c/1b/1j options are defined:

+The following POSIX 1003.1 2001 options are defined:

 

       _POSIX_THREADS

       _POSIX_THREAD_SAFE_FUNCTIONS

@@ -382,7 +386,7 @@ The following POSIX 1003.1c/1b/1j options are defined:
       _POSIX_BARRIERS

 

 

-The following POSIX 1003.1c options are not defined:

+The following POSIX 1003.1 2001 options are not defined:

 

       _POSIX_THREAD_ATTR_STACKADDR

       _POSIX_THREAD_PRIO_INHERIT

@@ -462,7 +466,7 @@ The following functions are implemented:
       pthread_cond_broadcast  

 

       ---------------------------

-      Read/Write Locks - POSIX 1j

+      Read/Write Locks

       ---------------------------

       pthread_rwlock_init

       pthread_rwlock_destroy

@@ -479,7 +483,7 @@ The following functions are implemented:
       pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared

 

       ---------------------------

-      Spin Locks - POSIX 1j

+      Spin Locks

       ---------------------------

       pthread_spin_init

       pthread_spin_destroy

@@ -488,7 +492,7 @@ The following functions are implemented:
       pthread_spin_trylock

 

       ---------------------------

-      Barriers - POSIX 1j

+      Barriers

       ---------------------------

       pthread_barrier_init

       pthread_barrier_destroy

@@ -499,7 +503,7 @@ The following functions are implemented:
       pthread_barrierattr_setpshared

 

       ---------------------------

-      Semaphores - POSIX 1b

+      Semaphores

       ---------------------------

       sem_init

       sem_destroy

@@ -527,12 +531,12 @@ The following functions are implemented:
       pthread_setconcurrency

       pthread_attr_getscope

       pthread_attr_setscope  (only supports PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM)

-      sched_get_priority_max (POSIX 1b)

-      sched_get_priority_min (POSIX 1b)

-      sched_rr_get_interval  (POSIX 1b  - returns an error ENOTSUP)

-      sched_setscheduler     (POSIX 1b  - only supports SCHED_OTHER)

-      sched_getscheduler     (POSIX 1b  - only supports SCHED_OTHER)

-      sched_yield            (POSIX 1b)

+      sched_get_priority_max

+      sched_get_priority_min

+      sched_rr_get_interval  (returns an error ENOTSUP)

+      sched_setscheduler     (only supports SCHED_OTHER)

+      sched_getscheduler     (only supports SCHED_OTHER)

+      sched_yield

 

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