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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 8 deletions
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ There are a couple of reasons: Finally, for a proper version of the library with no internal
exceptions to be usable with C++ applications, the C version
-should compiled as C++ so that it knows about and can propagate
+should be compiled as C++ so that it knows about and can propagate
exceptions even if it doesn't use C++ features.
@@ -79,9 +79,7 @@ Notes: 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
+If your application contains catch(...) blocks in your POSIX
threads then you will need to replace the "catch(...)" with the macro
"PtW32Catch", eg.
@@ -99,6 +97,10 @@ Otherwise neither pthreads cancelation nor pthread_exit() will work reliably when using versions of the library that use C++ exceptions
for cancelation and thread exit.
+This is 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. GNU G++ doesn't have this restriction.
+
Library naming
--------------
@@ -167,15 +169,15 @@ included a call to _pthread_processInitialize. You will now have to change that to ptw32_processInitialize.
-A note on Cleanup code default style
-------------------------------------
+Cleanup code default style
+--------------------------
Previously, if not defined, the cleanup style was determined automatically
from the compiler used, and one of the following was defined accordingly:
__CLEANUP_SEH MSVC only
__CLEANUP_CXX C++, including MSVC++, GNU G++
- __CLEANUP_C C, including GNU GCC, not MSVC
+ __CLEANUP_C C, including GNU GCC, not MSVC
These defines determine the style of cleanup (see pthread.h) and,
most importantly, the way that cancelation and thread exit (via
@@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ defines require the following library versions: __CLEANUP_SEH pthreadVSE.dll
__CLEANUP_CXX pthreadVCE.dll or pthreadGCE.dll
- __CLEANUP_C pthreadVC.dll or pthreadGC.dll
+ __CLEANUP_C pthreadVC.dll or pthreadGC.dll
THE POINT OF ALL THIS IS: if you have not been defining one of these
explicitly, then the defaults as described at the top of this
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