Subj : Re: How to pass class-member function to pthread_create(....)?
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Chris Thomasson
Date : Mon Jul 18 2005 10:02 am

>> Unfortunately extern "C" is necessary if your interested in creating
>> "correct code"...
> The problem is using extern "C" does _NOT_ make 100% correct code
> either. It could be safer to do that. But could be safer is different
> than correct/incorrect statements showed here.

I would argue that it is "correct" to use extern "C" for the functions you 
pass to a pthreads library; pthreads is a C library after all...

http://groups.google.ca/group/comp.programming.threads/msg/f5c244ebe83e1811?hl=en




> Getting ignorance when providing different point of view than common
> is this group is very nice "feature". But common and/or most people
> opinion is not always correct.

:)

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