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authormarha <marha@users.sourceforge.net>2009-06-28 22:07:26 +0000
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+In ptw32_InterlockedCompareExchange.c, I've added a section for
+Borland's compiler; it's identical to that for the MS compiler except
+that it uses /* ... */ comments instead of ; comments.
+
+[RPJ: need to define HAVE_TASM32 in config.h to use the above.]
+
+
+The other file is a makefile suitable for use with Borland's compiler
+(run "make -fBmakefile" in the directory). It builds a single version
+of the library, pthreadBC.dll and the corresponding pthreadBC.lib
+import library, which is comparable to the pthreadVC version; I can't
+personally see any demand for the versions that include structured or
+C++ exception cancellation handling so I haven't attempted to build
+those versions of the library. (I imagine a static version might be
+of use to some, but we can't legally use that on my commercial
+projects so I can't try that out, unfortunately.)
+
+[RPJ: Added tests\Bmakefile as well.]
+
+Borland C++ doesn't define the ENOSYS constant used by pthreads-win32;
+rather than make more extensive patches to the pthreads-win32 source I
+have a mostly-arbitrary constant for it in the makefile. However this
+doesn't make it visible to the application using the library, so if
+anyone actually wants to use this constant in their apps (why?)
+someone might like to make a seperate NEED_BCC_something define to add
+this stuff.
+
+The makefile also #defines EDEADLK as EDEADLOCK, _timeb as timeb, and
+_ftime as ftime, to deal with the minor differences between the two
+RTLs' naming conventions, and sets the compiler flags as required to
+get a normal compile of the library.
+
+[RPJ: Moved errno values and _timeb etc to pthread.h, so apps will also
+use them.]
+
+(While I'm on the subject, the reason Borland users should recompile
+the library, rather than using the impdef/implib technique suggested
+previously on the mailing list, is that a) the errno constants are
+different, so the results returned by the pthread_* functions can be
+meaningless, and b) the errno variable/pseudo-variable itself is
+different in the MS & BCC runtimes, so you can't access the
+pthreadVC's errno from a Borland C++-compiled host application
+correctly - I imagine there are other potential problems from the RTL
+mismatch too.)
+
+[RPJ: Make sure you use the same RTL in both dll and application builds.
+The dll and tests Bmakefiles use cw32mti.lib. Having some trouble with
+memory read exceptions running the test suite using BCC55.]
+
+Best regards,
+Will
+
+--
+Will Bryant
+Systems Architect, eCOSM Limited
+Cell +64 21 655 443, office +64 3 365 4176
+http://www.ecosm.com/