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@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Q 1 Should I use Cygwin or Mingw32 as a development environment? Q 2 Now that pthreads-win32 builds under Mingw32, why do I get memory access violations? +Q 3 How do I use pthread.dll for Win32 (Visual C++ 5.0) + ============================================================================= Q 1 Should I use Cygwin or Mingw32 as a development environment? @@ -137,3 +139,41 @@ able to tackle it myself. Kevin +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +Q 3 How do I use pthread.dll for Win32 (Visual C++ 5.0) +--- + +A 3 +--- +> +> I'm a "rookie" when it comes to your pthread implementation. I'm currently +> desperately trying to install the prebuilt .dll file into my MSVC compiler. +> Could you please provide me with explicit instructions on how to do this (or +> direct me to a resource(s) where I can acquire such information)? +> +> Thank you, +> + +You should have a .dll, .lib, .def, and three .h files. + +The .dll can go in any directory listed in your PATH environment +variable, so putting it into C:\WINDOWS should work. + +The .lib file can go in any directory listed in your LIB environment +variable. + +The .h files can go in any directory listed in your INCLUDE +environment variable. + +Or you might prefer to put the .lib and .h files into a new directory +and add its path to LIB and INCLUDE. You can probably do this easiest +by editing the file:- + +C:\Program Files\DevStudio\vc\bin\vcvars32.bat + +The .def file isn't used by anything in the pre-compiled version but +is included for information. + +Cheers. +Ross |