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- -----------------------------------------
- Web Site: http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32/
- FTP Site: ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/pthreads-win32
- Maintainer: Ross Johnson <rpj@callisto.canberra.edu.au>
-
-
-We are pleased to announce the availability of a new release of
-Pthreads-win32, an Open Source Software implementation of the
-Threads component of the POSIX 1003.1 2001 Standard for Microsoft's
-Win32 environment. Some functions from other sections of POSIX
-1003.1 2001 are also supported including semaphores and scheduling
-functions.
-
-Some common non-portable functions are also implemented for
-additional compatibility, as are a few functions specific
-to pthreads-win32 for easier integration with Win32 applications.
-
-Pthreads-win32 is free software, distributed under the GNU Lesser
-General Public License (LGPL).
-
-
-Acknowledgements
-----------------
-This library is based originally on a Win32 pthreads
-implementation contributed by John Bossom <John.Bossom@cognos.com>.
-
-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
-and later by Alexander Terekhov.
-
-The implementation of Spinlocks and Barriers was contributed
-by Ross Johnson.
-
-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 crutial
-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.
-
-
-Changes since the last release
-------------------------------
-These are now documented in the NEWS file.
-See the ChangeLog file also.
-
-
-Known Bugs
-----------
-These are now documented in the BUGS file.
-
-
-Level of standards conformance
-------------------------------
-
-The following POSIX 1003.1 2001 options are defined and set to 200112L:
-
- _POSIX_THREADS
- _POSIX_THREAD_SAFE_FUNCTIONS
- _POSIX_THREAD_ATTR_STACKSIZE
- _POSIX_THREAD_PRIORITY_SCHEDULING
- _POSIX_SEMAPHORES
- _POSIX_READER_WRITER_LOCKS
- _POSIX_SPIN_LOCKS
- _POSIX_BARRIERS
-
-
-The following POSIX 1003.1 2001 options are defined and set to -1:
-
- _POSIX_THREAD_ATTR_STACKADDR
- _POSIX_THREAD_PRIO_INHERIT
- _POSIX_THREAD_PRIO_PROTECT
- _POSIX_THREAD_PROCESS_SHARED
-
-
-The following POSIX 1003.1 2001 options are defined and set:
-
- _POSIX_THREAD_THREADS_MAX
- _POSIX_SEM_VALUE_MAX
- _POSIX_SEM_NSEMS_MAX
- PTHREAD_DESTRUCTOR_ITERATIONS
- PTHREAD_KEYS_MAX
- PTHREAD_STACK_MIN
- PTHREAD_THREADS_MAX
-
-
-The following functions are implemented:
-
- ---------------------------
- PThreads
- ---------------------------
- pthread_attr_init
- pthread_attr_destroy
- pthread_attr_getdetachstate
- pthread_attr_getstackaddr
- pthread_attr_getstacksize
- pthread_attr_setdetachstate
- pthread_attr_setstackaddr
- pthread_attr_setstacksize
-
- pthread_create
- pthread_detach
- pthread_equal
- pthread_exit
- pthread_join
- pthread_once
- pthread_self
-
- pthread_cancel
- pthread_cleanup_pop
- pthread_cleanup_push
- pthread_setcancelstate
- pthread_setcanceltype
- pthread_testcancel
-
- ---------------------------
- Thread Specific Data
- ---------------------------
- pthread_key_create
- pthread_key_delete
- pthread_setspecific
- pthread_getspecific
-
- ---------------------------
- Mutexes
- ---------------------------
- pthread_mutexattr_init
- pthread_mutexattr_destroy
- pthread_mutexattr_getpshared
- pthread_mutexattr_setpshared
- pthread_mutexattr_gettype
- pthread_mutexattr_settype (types: PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT
- PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL
- PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK
- PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE )
- pthread_mutex_init
- pthread_mutex_destroy
- pthread_mutex_lock
- pthread_mutex_trylock
- pthread_mutex_timedlock
- pthread_mutex_unlock
-
- ---------------------------
- Condition Variables
- ---------------------------
- pthread_condattr_init
- pthread_condattr_destroy
- pthread_condattr_getpshared
- pthread_condattr_setpshared
-
- pthread_cond_init
- pthread_cond_destroy
- pthread_cond_wait
- pthread_cond_timedwait
- pthread_cond_signal
- pthread_cond_broadcast
-
- ---------------------------
- Read/Write Locks
- ---------------------------
- pthread_rwlock_init
- pthread_rwlock_destroy
- pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock
- pthread_rwlock_trywrlock
- pthread_rwlock_rdlock
- pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock
- pthread_rwlock_rwlock
- pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock
- pthread_rwlock_unlock
- pthread_rwlockattr_init
- pthread_rwlockattr_destroy
- pthread_rwlockattr_getpshared
- pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared
-
- ---------------------------
- Spin Locks
- ---------------------------
- pthread_spin_init
- pthread_spin_destroy
- pthread_spin_lock
- pthread_spin_unlock
- pthread_spin_trylock
-
- ---------------------------
- Barriers
- ---------------------------
- pthread_barrier_init
- pthread_barrier_destroy
- pthread_barrier_wait
- pthread_barrierattr_init
- pthread_barrierattr_destroy
- pthread_barrierattr_getpshared
- pthread_barrierattr_setpshared
-
- ---------------------------
- Semaphores
- ---------------------------
- sem_init
- sem_destroy
- sem_post
- sem_wait
- sem_trywait
- sem_timedwait
- sem_open (returns an error ENOSYS)
- sem_close (returns an error ENOSYS)
- sem_unlink (returns an error ENOSYS)
- sem_getvalue (returns an error ENOSYS)
-
- ---------------------------
- RealTime Scheduling
- ---------------------------
- pthread_attr_getschedparam
- pthread_attr_setschedparam
- pthread_attr_getinheritsched
- pthread_attr_setinheritsched
- pthread_attr_getschedpolicy (only supports SCHED_OTHER)
- pthread_attr_setschedpolicy (only supports SCHED_OTHER)
- pthread_getschedparam
- pthread_setschedparam
- pthread_getconcurrency
- pthread_setconcurrency
- pthread_attr_getscope
- pthread_attr_setscope (only supports PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM)
- 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
-
- ---------------------------
- Signals
- ---------------------------
- pthread_sigmask
- pthread_kill (only supports zero sig value,
- for thread validity checking)
-
- ---------------------------
- Non-portable routines (see the README.NONPORTABLE file for usage)
- ---------------------------
- pthread_getw32threadhandle_np
- pthread_timechange_handler_np
- pthread_delay_np
- pthread_mutexattr_getkind_np
- pthread_mutexattr_setkind_np (types: PTHREAD_MUTEX_FAST_NP,
- PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK_NP,
- PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE_NP,
- PTHREAD_MUTEX_ADAPTIVE_NP,
- PTHREAD_MUTEX_TIMED_NP)
- pthread_num_processors_np
- pthread_win32_process_attach_np (Required when statically linking
- the library)
- pthread_win32_process_detach_np (Required when statically linking
- the library)
- pthread_win32_thread_attach_np (Required when statically linking
- the library)
- pthread_win32_thread_detach_np (Required when statically linking
- the library)
-
- ---------------------------
- Static Initializers
- ---------------------------
- PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT
- PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER
- PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INITIALIZER
- PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INITIALIZER_NP
- PTHREAD_ERRORCHECK_MUTEX_INITIALIZER
- PTHREAD_ERRORCHECK_MUTEX_INITIALIZER_NP
- PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER
- PTHREAD_RWLOCK_INITIALIZER
- PTHREAD_SPINLOCK_INITIALIZER
-
- ---------------------------
- Thread-Safe C Runtime Library (macros)
- ---------------------------
- strtok_r
- asctime_r
- ctime_r
- gmtime_r
- localtime_r
- rand_r
-
-
-The following functions are not implemented:
-
- ---------------------------
- RealTime Scheduling
- ---------------------------
- pthread_mutex_getprioceiling
- pthread_mutex_setprioceiling
- pthread_mutex_attr_getprioceiling
- pthread_mutex_attr_getprotocol
- pthread_mutex_attr_setprioceiling
- pthread_mutex_attr_setprotocol
-
- ---------------------------
- Fork Handlers
- ---------------------------
- pthread_atfork
-
- ---------------------------
- Stdio
- ---------------------------
- flockfile
- ftrylockfile
- funlockfile
- getc_unlocked
- getchar_unlocked
- putc_unlocked
- putchar_unlocked
-
- ---------------------------
- Thread-Safe C Runtime Library
- ---------------------------
- readdir_r
- getgrgid_r
- getgrnam_r
- getpwuid_r
- getpwnam_r
-
- ---------------------------
- Signals
- ---------------------------
- sigtimedwait
- sigwait
- sigwaitinfo
-
- ---------------------------
- General
- ---------------------------
- sysconf
-
-The library includes two non-API functions for creating cancellation
-points in applications and libraries:
-
- pthreadCancelableWait
- pthreadCancelableTimedWait
-
-
-Availability
-------------
-
-The prebuilt DLL, export libs (for both MSVC and Mingw32), and the header
-files (pthread.h, semaphore.h, sched.h) are available along with the
-complete source code.
-
-The source code can be found at:
-
- ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/pthreads-win32
-
-and as individual source code files at
-
- ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/pthreads-win32/source
-
-The pre-built DLL, export libraries and include files can be found at:
-
- ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/pthreads-win32/dll-latest
-
-
-
-Mailing List
-------------
-
-There is a mailing list for discussing pthreads on Win32. To join,
-send email to:
-
- pthreads-win32-subscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com
-
-
-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:
-See the FAQ, Questions 6 and 10.
-
-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/)
-Developers using Cygwin will not need pthreads-win32 since it has POSIX threads
-support. Refer to its documentation for details and extent.
-
-
-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
-future.
-
-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
- 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
- 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 (but see the FAQ Q 10 for the latest
- related information)
-
-These are the only files you need in order to build POSIX threads
-applications for Win32 using either MSVC or Mingw32.
-
-See the FAQ file in the source tree for additional information.
-
-
-Documentation
--------------
-
-For the authoritative reference, see the online POSIX
-standard reference at:
-
- http://www.OpenGroup.org
-
-For POSIX Thread API programming, several reference books are
-available:
-
- Programming with POSIX Threads
- David R. Butenhof
- Addison-Wesley (pub)
-
- 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/
-
- Currently, there is no documentation included in the package apart
- from the copious comments in the source code.
-
-
-
-Enjoy!
-
-Ross Johnson
+ PTHREADS-WIN32 RELEASE 2.3.0 (2005-04-12) + ----------------------------------------- + Web Site: http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32/ + FTP Site: ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/pthreads-win32 + Maintainer: Ross Johnson <rpj@callisto.canberra.edu.au> + + +We are pleased to announce the availability of a new release of +Pthreads-win32, an Open Source Software implementation of the +Threads component of the POSIX 1003.1 2001 Standard for Microsoft's +Win32 environment. Some functions from other sections of POSIX +1003.1 2001 are also supported including semaphores and scheduling +functions. + +Some common non-portable functions are also implemented for +additional compatibility, as are a few functions specific +to pthreads-win32 for easier integration with Win32 applications. + +Pthreads-win32 is free software, distributed under the GNU Lesser +General Public License (LGPL). + + +Acknowledgements +---------------- +This library is based originally on a Win32 pthreads +implementation contributed by John Bossom <John.Bossom@cognos.com>. + +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 +and later by Alexander Terekhov. + +The implementation of Spinlocks and Barriers was contributed +by Ross Johnson. + +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 crutial +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. + + +Changes since the last release +------------------------------ +These are now documented in the NEWS file. +See the ChangeLog file also. + + +Known Bugs +---------- +These are now documented in the BUGS file. + + +Level of standards conformance +------------------------------ + +The following POSIX 1003.1 2001 options are defined and set to 200112L: + + _POSIX_THREADS + _POSIX_THREAD_SAFE_FUNCTIONS + _POSIX_THREAD_ATTR_STACKSIZE + _POSIX_THREAD_PRIORITY_SCHEDULING + _POSIX_SEMAPHORES + _POSIX_READER_WRITER_LOCKS + _POSIX_SPIN_LOCKS + _POSIX_BARRIERS + + +The following POSIX 1003.1 2001 options are defined and set to -1: + + _POSIX_THREAD_ATTR_STACKADDR + _POSIX_THREAD_PRIO_INHERIT + _POSIX_THREAD_PRIO_PROTECT + _POSIX_THREAD_PROCESS_SHARED + + +The following POSIX 1003.1 2001 options are defined and set: + + _POSIX_THREAD_THREADS_MAX + _POSIX_SEM_VALUE_MAX + _POSIX_SEM_NSEMS_MAX + PTHREAD_DESTRUCTOR_ITERATIONS + PTHREAD_KEYS_MAX + PTHREAD_STACK_MIN + PTHREAD_THREADS_MAX + + +The following functions are implemented: + + --------------------------- + PThreads + --------------------------- + pthread_attr_init + pthread_attr_destroy + pthread_attr_getdetachstate + pthread_attr_getstackaddr + pthread_attr_getstacksize + pthread_attr_setdetachstate + pthread_attr_setstackaddr + pthread_attr_setstacksize + + pthread_create + pthread_detach + pthread_equal + pthread_exit + pthread_join + pthread_once + pthread_self + + pthread_cancel + pthread_cleanup_pop + pthread_cleanup_push + pthread_setcancelstate + pthread_setcanceltype + pthread_testcancel + + --------------------------- + Thread Specific Data + --------------------------- + pthread_key_create + pthread_key_delete + pthread_setspecific + pthread_getspecific + + --------------------------- + Mutexes + --------------------------- + pthread_mutexattr_init + pthread_mutexattr_destroy + pthread_mutexattr_getpshared + pthread_mutexattr_setpshared + pthread_mutexattr_gettype + pthread_mutexattr_settype (types: PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT + PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL + PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK + PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE ) + pthread_mutex_init + pthread_mutex_destroy + pthread_mutex_lock + pthread_mutex_trylock + pthread_mutex_timedlock + pthread_mutex_unlock + + --------------------------- + Condition Variables + --------------------------- + pthread_condattr_init + pthread_condattr_destroy + pthread_condattr_getpshared + pthread_condattr_setpshared + + pthread_cond_init + pthread_cond_destroy + pthread_cond_wait + pthread_cond_timedwait + pthread_cond_signal + pthread_cond_broadcast + + --------------------------- + Read/Write Locks + --------------------------- + pthread_rwlock_init + pthread_rwlock_destroy + pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock + pthread_rwlock_trywrlock + pthread_rwlock_rdlock + pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock + pthread_rwlock_rwlock + pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock + pthread_rwlock_unlock + pthread_rwlockattr_init + pthread_rwlockattr_destroy + pthread_rwlockattr_getpshared + pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared + + --------------------------- + Spin Locks + --------------------------- + pthread_spin_init + pthread_spin_destroy + pthread_spin_lock + pthread_spin_unlock + pthread_spin_trylock + + --------------------------- + Barriers + --------------------------- + pthread_barrier_init + pthread_barrier_destroy + pthread_barrier_wait + pthread_barrierattr_init + pthread_barrierattr_destroy + pthread_barrierattr_getpshared + pthread_barrierattr_setpshared + + --------------------------- + Semaphores + --------------------------- + sem_init + sem_destroy + sem_post + sem_wait + sem_trywait + sem_timedwait + sem_open (returns an error ENOSYS) + sem_close (returns an error ENOSYS) + sem_unlink (returns an error ENOSYS) + sem_getvalue (returns an error ENOSYS) + + --------------------------- + RealTime Scheduling + --------------------------- + pthread_attr_getschedparam + pthread_attr_setschedparam + pthread_attr_getinheritsched + pthread_attr_setinheritsched + pthread_attr_getschedpolicy (only supports SCHED_OTHER) + pthread_attr_setschedpolicy (only supports SCHED_OTHER) + pthread_getschedparam + pthread_setschedparam + pthread_getconcurrency + pthread_setconcurrency + pthread_attr_getscope + pthread_attr_setscope (only supports PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM) + 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 + + --------------------------- + Signals + --------------------------- + pthread_sigmask + pthread_kill (only supports zero sig value, + for thread validity checking) + + --------------------------- + Non-portable routines (see the README.NONPORTABLE file for usage) + --------------------------- + pthread_getw32threadhandle_np + pthread_timechange_handler_np + pthread_delay_np + pthread_mutexattr_getkind_np + pthread_mutexattr_setkind_np (types: PTHREAD_MUTEX_FAST_NP, + PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK_NP, + PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE_NP, + PTHREAD_MUTEX_ADAPTIVE_NP, + PTHREAD_MUTEX_TIMED_NP) + pthread_num_processors_np + pthread_win32_process_attach_np (Required when statically linking + the library) + pthread_win32_process_detach_np (Required when statically linking + the library) + pthread_win32_thread_attach_np (Required when statically linking + the library) + pthread_win32_thread_detach_np (Required when statically linking + the library) + + --------------------------- + Static Initializers + --------------------------- + PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT + PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER + PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INITIALIZER + PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INITIALIZER_NP + PTHREAD_ERRORCHECK_MUTEX_INITIALIZER + PTHREAD_ERRORCHECK_MUTEX_INITIALIZER_NP + PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER + PTHREAD_RWLOCK_INITIALIZER + PTHREAD_SPINLOCK_INITIALIZER + + --------------------------- + Thread-Safe C Runtime Library (macros) + --------------------------- + strtok_r + asctime_r + ctime_r + gmtime_r + localtime_r + rand_r + + +The following functions are not implemented: + + --------------------------- + RealTime Scheduling + --------------------------- + pthread_mutex_getprioceiling + pthread_mutex_setprioceiling + pthread_mutex_attr_getprioceiling + pthread_mutex_attr_getprotocol + pthread_mutex_attr_setprioceiling + pthread_mutex_attr_setprotocol + + --------------------------- + Fork Handlers + --------------------------- + pthread_atfork + + --------------------------- + Stdio + --------------------------- + flockfile + ftrylockfile + funlockfile + getc_unlocked + getchar_unlocked + putc_unlocked + putchar_unlocked + + --------------------------- + Thread-Safe C Runtime Library + --------------------------- + readdir_r + getgrgid_r + getgrnam_r + getpwuid_r + getpwnam_r + + --------------------------- + Signals + --------------------------- + sigtimedwait + sigwait + sigwaitinfo + + --------------------------- + General + --------------------------- + sysconf + +The library includes two non-API functions for creating cancellation +points in applications and libraries: + + pthreadCancelableWait + pthreadCancelableTimedWait + + +Availability +------------ + +The prebuilt DLL, export libs (for both MSVC and Mingw32), and the header +files (pthread.h, semaphore.h, sched.h) are available along with the +complete source code. + +The source code can be found at: + + ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/pthreads-win32 + +and as individual source code files at + + ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/pthreads-win32/source + +The pre-built DLL, export libraries and include files can be found at: + + ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/pthreads-win32/dll-latest + + + +Mailing List +------------ + +There is a mailing list for discussing pthreads on Win32. To join, +send email to: + + pthreads-win32-subscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com + + +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: +See the FAQ, Questions 6 and 10. + +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/) +Developers using Cygwin will not need pthreads-win32 since it has POSIX threads +support. Refer to its documentation for details and extent. + + +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 +future. + +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 + 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 + 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 (but see the FAQ Q 10 for the latest + related information) + +These are the only files you need in order to build POSIX threads +applications for Win32 using either MSVC or Mingw32. + +See the FAQ file in the source tree for additional information. + + +Documentation +------------- + +For the authoritative reference, see the online POSIX +standard reference at: + + http://www.OpenGroup.org + +For POSIX Thread API programming, several reference books are +available: + + Programming with POSIX Threads + David R. Butenhof + Addison-Wesley (pub) + + 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/ + + Currently, there is no documentation included in the package apart + from the copious comments in the source code. + + + +Enjoy! + +Ross Johnson |