Subj : Re: How to pass class-member function to pthread_create(....)?
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : David Schwartz
Date : Mon Jul 18 2005 01:07 pm


"Vyacheslav Kononenko" <vyacheslav@kononenko.net> wrote in message 
news:1121696862.131421.324160@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...

> Chris Thomasson wrote:

>> > It has to match signature that "pthread_create" expects so it has to be
>> > static method or generic function and extern "C" is not necessary.

>> 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 could be wrong but
> please provide reference in C++ standard wich says how extern "C"
> linkage affect calling conventions then.
>   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.

    What do you think extern "C" does if not allow you to create and call 
functions with C linkage?

    DS

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