From:	Wojciech Galazka <wgalazka AT chem DOT uw DOT edu DOT pl>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Pthreads and lwp packages, looking for response from their users.
Date:	Wed, 27 Aug 1997 16:25:46 +0200
Organization:	University of Warsaw
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Hi,

I'm trying to figure out how pthreads and lwp (two independent
threading packages) can be used to provide so to say "multitasking"
within a program (== multithreading). I've looked at the sources,
even compiled lwp example files and stopped at this point.
I wonder if anyone knows of any more complex examples for these
packages so that I could learn how they can be used.
I've also played with a lwp-based enhanced library (sorry, can't recall
its name at this moment) It provides semaphores, messages and the like
but requires C++ to use them.

What I'm really in search of is a package that while providing basic 
multithreading support (ie task switching) would also implement
semaphores,
messages and other interprocess synchronizations features.

Speaking of fork() which I'm trying to "emulate" using multithreading
support (thus instead of program multitasking we can switch to 
in-program procedure multitasking) I don't want to use RSXNTDJ that
provides working fork() because I want my program to run under DOS
and not require Windows. 

If you got in touch with any of the packages mentioned above,
don't stay in silence but share your experience :) 
Thanks

PS
There's another "multitasking" package located in DJGPP v 1.0 directory
tree
called aetsk102.zip. Has anyone used this or can tell anything about it?

-- 
Wojciech Galazka
Computer Security Advisor

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