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authorrpj <rpj>2001-06-05 09:00:46 +0000
committerrpj <rpj>2001-06-05 09:00:46 +0000
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@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
PTHREADS-WIN32 SNAPSHOT 2001-06-04
----------------------------------
Web Site: http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32/
@@ -34,26 +33,28 @@ New:
on the following processors: IX86, MIPS, ALPHA, PPC.
- contributors name misplaced (please contact me if it's you)
-- New functions (no-ops) for source code compatibility:
+- New functions (no-ops) for source code compatibility:
pthread_getconcurrency()
Returns the value previously set by
- pthread_setconcurrency() or 0 (zero)
- if no value was previously set.
- The implementation does not currently use
- this value.
+ pthread_setconcurrency(), or 0 (zero)
+ if no value was previously set.
+ The implementation does not currently use
+ this value.
pthread_setconcurrency()
Accepts any value >= 0 but does not
- have any effect; returns '0' or
+ have any effect; returns '0', or
EINVAL if the value is < 0
pthread_attr_getscope()
pthread_attr_setscope()
Currently only return ENOSYS
-- The following mutex types and related functions are now
- supported:
+- The following mutex types and related functions are now
+ supported:
pthread_mutexattr_gettype()
pthread_mutexattr_settype()
+ pthread_mutexattr_setkind_np()
+ pthread_mutexattr_getkind_np()
PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT
PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL or PTHREAD_MUTEX_FAST_NP
PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK or PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK_NP
@@ -61,9 +62,9 @@ New:
The *_NP versions are for Linux portability.
- In this implementation PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT is
- mapped to PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL for compatibility
- with major Unix vendors. This is also the default
+ In this implementation PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT is
+ mapped to PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL for compatibility
+ with major Unix vendors. This is also the default
if no type is specified.
Please note that the default behaviour in previous
@@ -73,14 +74,14 @@ New:
explicitly set the type of any mutexes that are, or
could be, locked recursively.
- PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL will cause thread deadlock
- if the owner of a mutex tries to relock it without
- first unlocking it. It has slightly less overhead
+ PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL will cause thread deadlock
+ if the owner of a mutex tries to relock it without
+ first unlocking it. It has slightly less overhead
that other types.
- Thomas Pfaff <tpfaff@gmx.net>
-- Pthreads-win32 mutexes are now based on Win32
- critical sections for all Windows versions. The
+- Pthreads-win32 mutexes are now based on Win32
+ critical sections for all Windows versions. The
implementation no longer depends on
TryEnterCriticalSection.
- Thomas Pfaff <tpfaff@gmx.net>
@@ -427,17 +428,24 @@ send email to:
Application Development Environments
------------------------------------
+
+See the README file for more information.
MSVC:
MSVC using SEH works. Distribute pthreadVSE.dll with your application.
MSVC using C++ EH works. Distribute pthreadVCE.dll with your application.
+MSVC using C setjmp/longjmp works. Distribute pthreadVC.dll with your application.
+
Mingw32:
You need gcc-2.95.2-1 modified as per pthreads-win32 FAQ answer (6), with
binutils-19990818-1 and msvcrt runtime-2000-03-27. Mingw32 must use
the thread-safe MSVCRT library (see the FAQ). You need to distribute
-the gcc.dll DLL from Mingw32 with your application (as well as
-pthreadGCE.dll of course).
+the gcc.dll DLL from Mingw32 with your application.
+
+Mingw using C++ EH works. Distribute pthreadGCE.dll with your application.
+Mingw using C setjmp/longjmp works. Distribute pthreadGC.dll with your application.
+
Cygwin: (http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/)
Cygwin aims to provide a complete POSIX environment on top of Win32, including
@@ -446,6 +454,7 @@ pthreads-win32. At this time, Cygwin has preliminary support for multithreaded
development, however, this is not turned on by default. We have not tested
pthreads-win32 against Cygwin.
+
UWIN:
UWIN is a complete Unix-like environment for Windows from AT&T. Pthreads-win32
doesn't currently support UWIN (and vice versa), but that may change in the
@@ -455,15 +464,20 @@ Generally:
For convenience, the following pre-built files are available on the FTP site
(see Availability above):
- pthread.h - for POSIX 1c threads
- semaphore.h - for POSIX 1b semaphores
+ pthread.h - for POSIX 1c threads
+ semaphore.h - for POSIX 1b semaphores
sched.h - for POSIX 1b scheduling
pthreadVCE.dll - built with MSVC++ compiler using C++ EH
pthreadVCE.lib
+ pthreadVC.dll - built with MSVC compiler using C setjmp/longjmp
+ pthreadVC.lib
pthreadVSE.dll - built with MSVC compiler using SEH
pthreadVSE.lib
- pthreadGCE.dll - built with Mingw32 G++ 2.95.2-1
- libpthreadw32.a - derived from pthreadGCE.dll
+ pthreadGCE.dll - built with Mingw32 G++ 2.95.2-1
+ pthreadGC.dll - built with Mingw32 GCC 2.95.2-1 using setjmp/longjmp
+ libpthreadGCE.a - derived from pthreadGCE.dll
+ libpthreadGC.a - derived from pthreadGC.dll
+ gcc.dll - needed if distributing applications that use pthreadGCE.dll
These are the only files you need in order to build POSIX threads
applications for Win32 using either MSVC or Mingw32.
@@ -471,34 +485,6 @@ applications for Win32 using either MSVC or Mingw32.
See the FAQ file in the source tree for additional information.
-Building the library with MSVC from source
-------------------------------------------
-
-A simple makefile for building the library with MSVC is available. Just
-run nmake in a command shell in the pthreads source directory for targets
-to make either the VSE or VCE version of the library. Eg:
-
- cd <PTHREADS_ROOT>\pthreads
- nmake clean VSE
-or
- nmake clean VCE
-
-There are currently no nmake targets to make statically linked
-versions of the library.
-
-Building the library with MinGW32 from source
----------------------------------------------
-
-Run make in the pthreads source directory. Ie:
-
- cd <PTHREADS_ROOT>\pthreads
- make clean
- make
-
-The GNU make utility will find the GNUmakefile in the pthreads source
-directory.
-
-
Documentation
-------------
@@ -515,7 +501,11 @@ available:
Pthreads Programming
By Bradford Nichols, Dick Buttlar & Jacqueline Proulx Farrell
O'Reilly (pub)
-
+
+On the web: see the links at the bottom of the pthreads-win32 site:
+
+ http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32/
+
Acknowledgements
----------------
@@ -523,15 +513,25 @@ Acknowledgements
This library is based substantially on a Win32 pthreads
implementation contributed by John Bossom <John.Bossom@cognos.com>.
-The implementation of condition variables is derived from the work
-of Douglas Schmidt et al
-(http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/win32-cv-1.html).
+The implementation of Condition Variables uses algorithms developed
+by Alexander Terekhov and Louis Thomas.
+
+The implementation of POSIX mutexes has been improved by Thomas Pfaff.
+
+The implementation of read/write locks was contributed by
+Aurelio Medina and improved by Alexander Terekhov.
+
+Many others have contributed significant time and effort to solve critical
+problems in order to make the library workable, robust and reliable.
There is also a separate CONTRIBUTORS file. This file and others are
on the web site:
http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32
+As much as possible, the ChangeLog file acknowledges contributions to the
+code base in more detail.
+
Enjoy!
Ross Johnson