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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Request For Comments: KThread
From:       Kurt Granroth <kurt_granroth () email ! mot ! com>
Date:       1999-10-01 14:21:38
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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.
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