Subj : Re: Win32 condition variables redux
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Alexander Terekhov
Date : Sat Aug 06 2005 03:43 am


d|dq wrote:
> 
> In any case, Win32 is no natural ground for condition variables as
> defined by POSIX.
> 
> Therefore, it was wrong for me to try to lay a POSIX layer on top of
> Win32.
> 
> My abstraction layer won't have condition variables, that's all.
> 
> You can't fit a square peg in a round hole...efficiently, that is.

Well, POSIX is successfully layered on top of (much, much more) archaic 
S/360 ("z" stuff nowadays)... rather efficiently (judging from profits), 
may I note. :-)

regards,
alexander.

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