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<H4>POSIX Threads for Windows – REFERENCE - <A HREF="http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32">Pthreads-w32</A></H4>
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<H2><A HREF="#toc0" NAME="sect0">Name</A></H2>
<P STYLE="font-weight: medium">pthread_win32_process_attach_np,
pthread_win32_process_detach_np, pthread_win32_thread_attach_np,
pthread_win32_thread_detach_np – exposed versions of the
pthreads-w32 DLL dllMain() switch functionality for use when
statically linking the library.</P>
<H2><A HREF="#toc1" NAME="sect1">Synopsis</A></H2>
<P><B>#include &lt;pthread.h&gt;</B> 
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<P><B>BOOL pthread_win32_process_attach_np (void);</B></P>
<P><B>BOOL pthread_win32_process_detach_np (void);</B></P>
<P><B>BOOL pthread_win32_thread_attach_np (void);</B></P>
<P><B>BOOL pthread_win32_thread_detach_np (void);</B></P>
<H2><A HREF="#toc2" NAME="sect2">Description</A></H2>
<P>These functions contain the code normally run via <B>dllMain</B>
when the library is used as a dll but which need to be called
explicitly by an application when the library is statically linked.</P>
<P>You will need to call <B>pthread_win32_process_attach_np</B>
before you can call any pthread routines when statically linking. You
should call <B>pthread_win32_process_detach_np</B> before exiting
your application to clean up.</P>
<P><B>pthread_win32_thread_attach_np</B> is currently a no-op, but
<B>pthread_win32_thread_detach_np</B> is needed to clean up the
implicit  pthread handle that is allocated to a Win32 thread if it
calls certain pthreads routines. Call this routine when the Win32
thread exits.</P>
<P>These functions invariably return TRUE except for
<B>pthread_win32_process_attach_np</B> which will return FALSE if
pthreads-w32 initialisation fails.</P>
<H2><A HREF="#toc3" NAME="sect3">Cancellation</A></H2>
<P>None.</P>
<H2><A HREF="#toc4" NAME="sect4"><FONT COLOR="#000080">Return Value</FONT></A></H2>
<P>These routines return TRUE (non-zero) on success, or FALSE (0) if
they fail.</P>
<H2><A HREF="#toc5" NAME="sect5">Errors</A></H2>
<P>None.</P>
<H2><A HREF="#toc6" NAME="sect6">Author</A></H2>
<P>Ross Johnson for use with <A HREF="http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32">Pthreads-w32</A>.</P>
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	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#sect0" NAME="toc0">Name</A>
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	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#sect3" NAME="toc3">Cancellation</A>
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	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#sect4" NAME="toc4">Return
	Value</A> 
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	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#sect5" NAME="toc5">Errors</A>
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