Subj : Re: pthread_attr_setstackaddr() on Linux
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Loic Domaigne
Date : Sat Jun 11 2005 10:51 pm

Salut Haro,

> I am using "uname -a" return value to check(know) if this function
> is supported.
> 
> Whenever this function is supported, I call it "enterprize", sounds
> funny, but all I am interested, about to somehow distinguish which 
> machines I can run which function of POSIX standart thread library.

Thanks! Now I got it ;-)

Why not writting a test program that actually checks if 
pthread_attr_setstack() works? This sounds to me less empirical than 
trying to guess from the uname!


 > To wrap this up, I would like to put a question here:
 > Is it true some Linux distributions do not support
 > pthread_attr_setsatck() ?

hard to tell... As of my knowledge, I don't think so. But I wouldn't put 
  my money on it!

Loic.

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