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Re: [PATCH] configure.com: sig_num, etc.

From:
Craig A. Berry
Date:
March 17, 2003 06:00
Subject:
Re: [PATCH] configure.com: sig_num, etc.
Message ID:
a05200f08ba9b7e8fe588@[172.16.52.1]
At 10:52 AM +0100 3/17/03, A. Bergman wrote:
>On fredag, mar 14, 2003, at 04:38 Europe/Stockholm, Craig A. Berry wrote:
>
>>
>>-- removed false impression that we support readdir_r in threaded
>>builds. The C run-time supports it but we are using a home-grown version
>>of readdir.
>>
>
>Can the home-grown version be made threadsafe? Is it threadsafe? (Does anyone care?)

The home-grown version does begin its argument list with pTHX_.   I
will try to read up in the threading docs and see if there's anything
else we should be doing that we're not, such as locking around
certain bits of code.  I'm not that experienced in this area so if
anyone has specific suggestions they are welcome.
-- 
________________________________________
Craig A. Berry
mailto:craigberry@mac.com

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