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+ PTHREADS-WIN32 RELEASE 2.8.0 (2006-12-22)
+ -----------------------------------------
+ Web Site: http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32/
+ FTP Site: ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/pthreads-win32
+ Maintainer: Ross Johnson <rpj@callisto.canberra.edu.au>
+
+
+We are pleased to announce the availability of a new release of
+Pthreads-win32, an Open Source Software implementation of the
+Threads component of the POSIX 1003.1 2001 Standard for Microsoft's
+Win32 environment. Some functions from other sections of POSIX
+1003.1 2001 are also supported including semaphores and scheduling
+functions.
+
+Some common non-portable functions are also implemented for
+additional compatibility, as are a few functions specific
+to pthreads-win32 for easier integration with Win32 applications.
+
+Pthreads-win32 is free software, distributed under the GNU Lesser
+General Public License (LGPL).
+
+
+Acknowledgements
+----------------
+This library is based originally on a Win32 pthreads
+implementation contributed by John Bossom <John.Bossom@cognos.com>.
+
+The implementation of Condition Variables uses algorithms developed
+by Alexander Terekhov and Louis Thomas.
+
+The implementation of POSIX mutexes has been improved by Thomas Pfaff
+and later by Alexander Terekhov.
+
+The implementation of Spinlocks and Barriers was contributed
+by Ross Johnson.
+
+The implementation of read/write locks was contributed by
+Aurelio Medina and improved by Alexander Terekhov.
+
+Many others have contributed significant time and effort to solve crutial
+problems in order to make the library workable, robust and reliable.
+
+Thanks to Xavier Leroy for granting permission to use and modify his
+LinuxThreads manual pages.
+
+Thanks to The Open Group for making the Single Unix Specification
+publicly available - many of the manual pages included in the package
+were extracted from it.
+
+There is also a separate CONTRIBUTORS file. This file and others are
+on the web site:
+
+ http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32
+
+As much as possible, the ChangeLog file acknowledges contributions to the
+code base in more detail.
+
+
+Changes since the last release
+------------------------------
+These are now documented in the NEWS file.
+See the ChangeLog file also.
+
+
+Known Bugs
+----------
+These are now documented in the BUGS file.
+
+
+Level of standards conformance
+------------------------------
+
+The following POSIX 1003.1 2001 options are defined and set to 200112L:
+
+ _POSIX_THREADS
+ _POSIX_THREAD_SAFE_FUNCTIONS
+ _POSIX_THREAD_ATTR_STACKSIZE
+ _POSIX_THREAD_PRIORITY_SCHEDULING
+ _POSIX_SEMAPHORES
+ _POSIX_READER_WRITER_LOCKS
+ _POSIX_SPIN_LOCKS
+ _POSIX_BARRIERS
+
+
+The following POSIX 1003.1 2001 options are defined and set to -1:
+
+ _POSIX_THREAD_ATTR_STACKADDR
+ _POSIX_THREAD_PRIO_INHERIT
+ _POSIX_THREAD_PRIO_PROTECT
+ _POSIX_THREAD_PROCESS_SHARED
+
+
+The following POSIX 1003.1 2001 limits are defined and set:
+
+ _POSIX_THREAD_THREADS_MAX
+ _POSIX_SEM_VALUE_MAX
+ _POSIX_SEM_NSEMS_MAX
+ _POSIX_THREAD_KEYS_MAX
+ _POSIX_THREAD_DESTRUCTOR_ITERATIONS
+ PTHREAD_STACK_MIN
+ PTHREAD_THREADS_MAX
+ SEM_VALUE_MAX
+ SEM_NSEMS_MAX
+ PTHREAD_KEYS_MAX
+ PTHREAD_DESTRUCTOR_ITERATIONS
+
+
+The following functions are implemented:
+
+ ---------------------------
+ PThreads
+ ---------------------------
+ pthread_attr_init
+ pthread_attr_destroy
+ pthread_attr_getdetachstate
+ pthread_attr_getstackaddr
+ pthread_attr_getstacksize
+ pthread_attr_setdetachstate
+ pthread_attr_setstackaddr
+ pthread_attr_setstacksize
+
+ pthread_create
+ pthread_detach
+ pthread_equal
+ pthread_exit
+ pthread_join
+ pthread_once
+ pthread_self
+
+ pthread_cancel
+ pthread_cleanup_pop
+ pthread_cleanup_push
+ pthread_setcancelstate
+ pthread_setcanceltype
+ pthread_testcancel
+
+ ---------------------------
+ Thread Specific Data
+ ---------------------------
+ pthread_key_create
+ pthread_key_delete
+ pthread_setspecific
+ pthread_getspecific
+
+ ---------------------------
+ Mutexes
+ ---------------------------
+ pthread_mutexattr_init
+ pthread_mutexattr_destroy
+ pthread_mutexattr_getpshared
+ pthread_mutexattr_setpshared
+ pthread_mutexattr_gettype
+ pthread_mutexattr_settype (types: PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT
+ PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL
+ PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK
+ PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE )
+ pthread_mutex_init
+ pthread_mutex_destroy
+ pthread_mutex_lock
+ pthread_mutex_trylock
+ pthread_mutex_timedlock
+ pthread_mutex_unlock
+
+ ---------------------------
+ Condition Variables
+ ---------------------------
+ pthread_condattr_init
+ pthread_condattr_destroy
+ pthread_condattr_getpshared
+ pthread_condattr_setpshared
+
+ pthread_cond_init
+ pthread_cond_destroy
+ pthread_cond_wait
+ pthread_cond_timedwait
+ pthread_cond_signal
+ pthread_cond_broadcast
+
+ ---------------------------
+ Read/Write Locks
+ ---------------------------
+ pthread_rwlock_init
+ pthread_rwlock_destroy
+ pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock
+ pthread_rwlock_trywrlock
+ pthread_rwlock_rdlock
+ pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock
+ pthread_rwlock_rwlock
+ pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock
+ pthread_rwlock_unlock
+ pthread_rwlockattr_init
+ pthread_rwlockattr_destroy
+ pthread_rwlockattr_getpshared
+ pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared
+
+ ---------------------------
+ Spin Locks
+ ---------------------------
+ pthread_spin_init
+ pthread_spin_destroy
+ pthread_spin_lock
+ pthread_spin_unlock
+ pthread_spin_trylock
+
+ ---------------------------
+ Barriers
+ ---------------------------
+ pthread_barrier_init
+ pthread_barrier_destroy
+ pthread_barrier_wait
+ pthread_barrierattr_init
+ pthread_barrierattr_destroy
+ pthread_barrierattr_getpshared
+ pthread_barrierattr_setpshared
+
+ ---------------------------
+ Semaphores
+ ---------------------------
+ sem_init
+ sem_destroy
+ sem_post
+ sem_wait
+ sem_trywait
+ sem_timedwait
+ sem_getvalue (# free if +ve, # of waiters if -ve)
+ sem_open (returns an error ENOSYS)
+ sem_close (returns an error ENOSYS)
+ sem_unlink (returns an error ENOSYS)
+
+ ---------------------------
+ RealTime Scheduling
+ ---------------------------
+ pthread_attr_getschedparam
+ pthread_attr_setschedparam
+ pthread_attr_getinheritsched
+ pthread_attr_setinheritsched
+ pthread_attr_getschedpolicy (only supports SCHED_OTHER)
+ pthread_attr_setschedpolicy (only supports SCHED_OTHER)
+ pthread_getschedparam
+ pthread_setschedparam
+ pthread_getconcurrency
+ pthread_setconcurrency
+ pthread_attr_getscope
+ pthread_attr_setscope (only supports PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM)
+ sched_get_priority_max
+ sched_get_priority_min
+ sched_rr_get_interval (returns an error ENOTSUP)
+ sched_setscheduler (only supports SCHED_OTHER)
+ sched_getscheduler (only supports SCHED_OTHER)
+ sched_yield
+
+ ---------------------------
+ Signals
+ ---------------------------
+ pthread_sigmask
+ pthread_kill (only supports zero sig value,
+ for thread validity checking)
+
+ ---------------------------
+ Non-portable routines (see the README.NONPORTABLE file for usage)
+ ---------------------------
+ pthread_getw32threadhandle_np
+ pthread_timechange_handler_np
+ pthread_delay_np
+ pthread_mutexattr_getkind_np
+ pthread_mutexattr_setkind_np (types: PTHREAD_MUTEX_FAST_NP,
+ PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK_NP,
+ PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE_NP,
+ PTHREAD_MUTEX_ADAPTIVE_NP,
+ PTHREAD_MUTEX_TIMED_NP)
+ pthread_num_processors_np
+ pthread_win32_process_attach_np (Required when statically linking
+ the library)
+ pthread_win32_process_detach_np (Required when statically linking
+ the library)
+ pthread_win32_thread_attach_np (Required when statically linking
+ the library)
+ pthread_win32_thread_detach_np (Required when statically linking
+ the library)
+
+ ---------------------------
+ Static Initializers
+ ---------------------------
+ PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT
+ PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER
+ PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INITIALIZER
+ PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INITIALIZER_NP
+ PTHREAD_ERRORCHECK_MUTEX_INITIALIZER
+ PTHREAD_ERRORCHECK_MUTEX_INITIALIZER_NP
+ PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER
+ PTHREAD_RWLOCK_INITIALIZER
+ PTHREAD_SPINLOCK_INITIALIZER
+
+ ---------------------------
+ Thread-Safe C Runtime Library (macros)
+ ---------------------------
+ strtok_r
+ asctime_r
+ ctime_r
+ gmtime_r
+ localtime_r
+ rand_r
+
+
+The following functions are not implemented:
+
+ ---------------------------
+ RealTime Scheduling
+ ---------------------------
+ pthread_mutex_getprioceiling
+ pthread_mutex_setprioceiling
+ pthread_mutex_attr_getprioceiling
+ pthread_mutex_attr_getprotocol
+ pthread_mutex_attr_setprioceiling
+ pthread_mutex_attr_setprotocol
+
+ ---------------------------
+ Fork Handlers
+ ---------------------------
+ pthread_atfork
+
+ ---------------------------
+ Stdio
+ ---------------------------
+ flockfile
+ ftrylockfile
+ funlockfile
+ getc_unlocked
+ getchar_unlocked
+ putc_unlocked
+ putchar_unlocked
+
+ ---------------------------
+ Thread-Safe C Runtime Library
+ ---------------------------
+ readdir_r
+ getgrgid_r
+ getgrnam_r
+ getpwuid_r
+ getpwnam_r
+
+ ---------------------------
+ Signals
+ ---------------------------
+ sigtimedwait
+ sigwait
+ sigwaitinfo
+
+ ---------------------------
+ General
+ ---------------------------
+ sysconf
+
+The library includes two non-API functions for creating cancellation
+points in applications and libraries:
+
+ pthreadCancelableWait
+ pthreadCancelableTimedWait
+
+
+Availability
+------------
+
+The prebuilt DLL, export libs (for both MSVC and Mingw32), and the header
+files (pthread.h, semaphore.h, sched.h) are available along with the
+complete source code.
+
+The source code can be found at:
+
+ ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/pthreads-win32
+
+and as individual source code files at
+
+ ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/pthreads-win32/source
+
+The pre-built DLL, export libraries and include files can be found at:
+
+ ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/pthreads-win32/dll-latest
+
+
+
+Mailing List
+------------
+
+There is a mailing list for discussing pthreads on Win32. To join,
+send email to:
+
+ pthreads-win32-subscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com
+
+
+Application Development Environments
+------------------------------------
+
+See the README file for more information.
+
+MSVC:
+MSVC using SEH works. Distribute pthreadVSE.dll with your application.
+MSVC using C++ EH works. Distribute pthreadVCE.dll with your application.
+MSVC using C setjmp/longjmp works. Distribute pthreadVC.dll with your application.
+
+
+Mingw32:
+See the FAQ, Questions 6 and 10.
+
+Mingw using C++ EH works. Distribute pthreadGCE.dll with your application.
+Mingw using C setjmp/longjmp works. Distribute pthreadGC.dll with your application.
+
+
+Cygwin: (http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/)
+Developers using Cygwin will not need pthreads-win32 since it has POSIX threads
+support. Refer to its documentation for details and extent.
+
+
+UWIN:
+UWIN is a complete Unix-like environment for Windows from AT&T. Pthreads-win32
+doesn't currently support UWIN (and vice versa), but that may change in the
+future.
+
+Generally:
+For convenience, the following pre-built files are available on the FTP site
+(see Availability above):
+
+ pthread.h - for POSIX 1c threads
+ semaphore.h - for POSIX 1b semaphores
+ sched.h - for POSIX 1b scheduling
+ pthreadVCE.dll - built with MSVC++ compiler using C++ EH
+ pthreadVCE.lib
+ pthreadVC.dll - built with MSVC compiler using C setjmp/longjmp
+ pthreadVC.lib
+ pthreadVSE.dll - built with MSVC compiler using SEH
+ pthreadVSE.lib
+ pthreadGCE.dll - built with Mingw32 G++ 2.95.2-1
+ pthreadGC.dll - built with Mingw32 GCC 2.95.2-1 using setjmp/longjmp
+ libpthreadGCE.a - derived from pthreadGCE.dll
+ libpthreadGC.a - derived from pthreadGC.dll
+ gcc.dll - needed if distributing applications that use
+ pthreadGCE.dll (but see the FAQ Q 10 for the latest
+ related information)
+
+These are the only files you need in order to build POSIX threads
+applications for Win32 using either MSVC or Mingw32.
+
+See the FAQ file in the source tree for additional information.
+
+
+Documentation
+-------------
+
+For the authoritative reference, see the online POSIX
+standard reference at:
+
+ http://www.OpenGroup.org
+
+For POSIX Thread API programming, several reference books are
+available:
+
+ Programming with POSIX Threads
+ David R. Butenhof
+ Addison-Wesley (pub)
+
+ Pthreads Programming
+ By Bradford Nichols, Dick Buttlar & Jacqueline Proulx Farrell
+ O'Reilly (pub)
+
+On the web: see the links at the bottom of the pthreads-win32 site:
+
+ http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32/
+
+ Currently, there is no documentation included in the package apart
+ from the copious comments in the source code.
+
+
+
+Enjoy!
+
+Ross Johnson