From kde-core-devel Fri Oct 01 14:21:38 1999 From: Kurt Granroth Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 14:21:38 +0000 To: kde-core-devel Subject: Re: Request For Comments: KThread X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-core-devel&m=93878743214517 Waldo Bastian wrote: > > When you're making your decision about which thread package to use, > > remember that posix threads just won't cut it. > > My intent is to make a very simple to use interface to threads with only > basic functionality. In which areas do posix threads don't cut it? See my paragraph below :-) Working with only posix threads isn't acceptable *only* because they aren't quite as standard as they should be... > > Off the top of my head, I know that libc5 (read: all non-new > > distros) does *not* have pthreads. I'm sure that quite a few more > > platforms are similar. -- Kurt Granroth | granroth@kde.org KDE Developer/Evangelist | http://www.pobox.com/~kurt_granroth KDE -- Putting a Friendly Face on Linux