Peter Dimov wrote:
Johan Nilsson wrote:
Anthony Williams wrote:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/interopmigration/unix/sfu/pthreads0.mspx
Demonstrating that it is possible to code pthreads in terms of the native Windows API, especially if you're writing a whole UNIX-interop layer, including a full POSIX C library.
[... nodding my head in violent agreement ...]
http://darwinsource.opendarwin.org/Current/Libc-391.2.5/pthreads/pthread.c
Demonstrating that it's possible to code pthreads in terms of the native Mach API.
And NPTL demonstrates that it's possible to code pthreads in terms of the native Linux kernel API.
This is the whole point of an abstraction. The only reason we aren't using it on Windows is because Microsoft doesn't supply it.
Uhmm. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2004/Jan04/01-15ServicesforUNIX2004... <quote> Microsoft's Newest Version of Windows Services for UNIX Is Now Available Free of Charge Latest Version of Microsoft's Award-Winning Windows UNIX Interoperability Product Offers Customers Enhanced Performance and New Functionality That Extends Investments In UNIX-Based Systems; SFU 3.5 Is Finalist in LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards </quote> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=896C9688-601B-44F1-... regards, alexander.