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Drew wrote:
> Thanks Ben....what C++ compiler should I use to do threads?  Is there
> a free one like DJGPP that does threads that I could use or will I
> need to purchase a GUI one like Borland?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 10:40:30 GMT, Ben Peddell
> <killer DOT lightspeed AT bigpond DOT com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Drew wrote:
>>
>>>Is it possible to do threads with DJGPP?  I've got a simple Java
>>>thread program that I want to convert to C++ to learn about doing
>>>threads in C++ but I don't know if DJGPP can do them or not?
>>>
>>>Does anyone know or have a short, sample DJGPP thread program?
>>>
>>>Thanks :)
>>>Drew
>>>
>>
>>Since DOS does not support threads, neither does DJGPP.
>>However, it might be possible to emulate a threaded program in pure DOS.
> 
> 

As I say, DOS does not support threads, so no DOS compiler will support 
threads without emulating them. There is a pthread library available for 
DJGPP, but it's appearantly still alpha code.
<ftp://ftp.cs.fsu.edu/pub/PART/PTHREADS/pthreads.zip>
When I checked that link, their admin prohibited access:
icmp: host ww2.cs.fsu.edu unreachable - admin prohibited filter for 
144.139.xxx.xxx.xxxxx > ww2.cs.fsu.edu.ftp