Subject: Re: ThreadedX patch, take 2
To: FUKAUMI Naoki <naoki@fukaumi.org>
From: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 01/26/2003 18:28:37
On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 11:08:30AM +0900, FUKAUMI Naoki wrote:
> > I don't know that Threads.tmpl is needed or not needed in GL/Imakefile.
>
> They are using xthread_foobar, so they need Threads.tmpl. (correct?)
But they are using xthread_* simply to provide thread-safety. They do
not appear to actually be using threads, here.
> > But I think -lpthread is not needed for libGL...
>
> Libpthread should be linked by each X && threading applications. (correct?)
No. X's libraries are merely thread-*safe*. They are not actually using
threads.
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