Subj : Re: Threads being Detached?? To : comp.programming.threads From : Mikhail Polatov Date : Mon Mar 21 2005 06:49 pm "JS" writes: > "David Schwartz" skrev i en meddelelse > news:d1ne8d$f05$1@nntp.webmaster.com... >> >> "JS" wrote in message >> news:d1nd6u$uuu$1@news.net.uni-c.dk... >> >> > What does it mean when a thread is detached?? >> >> There are two uses of the term. The more common (and IMO correct) one > is >> that a thread is 'detached' if it will be automatically cleaned up when it >> finishes, as opposed to having to be joined by another thread. >> >> DS > > Ok I have tried to google it but the sites that I found were rather > advanced, is there some sites that explain it for newbies? > There is a good book "Programming with POSIX(R) Threads" by David R. Butenhof, ISBN: 0201633922. Start with it. -- Mikhail Polatov .