Subj : Re: How to pass class-member function to pthread_create(....)?
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Vyacheslav Kononenko
Date : Mon Jul 18 2005 09:39 pm



David Schwartz wrote:
> "Vyacheslav Kononenko" <vyacheslav@kononenko.net> wrote in message
> news:1121719814.285338.314970@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Which standard provides this guarantee?
>
>     The C++ standard provides the guarantee that extern "C" gives C linkage.
> The pthreads standard gives the guarantee that pthread_create takes
> functions with C linkage.

I am sorry, but I would like to see what POSIX says about C linkage in
pthread_create, not your comments on that. Can you make a quote?

>
> > Espeacially about pthread
> > option. Can you provide such statements from the standard please?
>
>     The standards don't tell you how to get your platform to support the
> standards. But that has nothing whatsoever to do with the issue in this
> thread which is about how you write code that complies with the standards.

You said: "You can know that you have this compatability by passing
'-pthread' to your C++ compiler, which is guaranteed to provide a
compatible (with that compiler) pthreads implementations." I just want
to know whos guaranteed, thats all.

>     DS

Regards,
Vyacheslav

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