Re: snap-2004-11-03 breakage

[Ross Johnson <rpj@ise.canberra.edu.au>]

Gisle Vanem wrote:

> "Ross Johnson" wrote:
>
>> I definitely don't want to break applications unnecessarily and 
>> particularly applications that have been ported to several different 
>> POSIX systems, but on the other hand POSIX thread IDs are not 
>> required to be scalar. See the rationale from the definition of 
>> pthread_equal() in the Single Unix Specification version 3, which says:
>
>
> Great, but when was pthread_equal() introduced? I'd like to support
> old versions of pthread-win32 too.
>
pthread_equal() has been in pthreads-win32 since 1998. pthread_kill() 
with the sigzero functionality is a lot newer - introduced in 
snapshot-2003-08-15.

> BTW. I cannot find a compile-time VERSION define to check against.
> If there where, I could #ifdef around this problem.

I should have done that for this snapshot. Don't be surprised to see a 
new snapshot in a day or two just to include that.

>
> BTW2. I'm, getting 2 copies of every reply from you. I would prefer 
> replies
> to go to the list only. Could you please make the mailing-list program 
> add a "Reply-to" header?
>
I have no control over the mailing list, but I can save you from getting 
two copies from me.

> --gv
>