README
                        
                    Java Linux Native Threads Pack
                             Version 1.1.7v1a

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                           INSTALLATION
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To install the Native Threads Pack on your machine, execute 
the following commands:

        % cd directory_where you installed_jdk117v1a/jdk117_v1a
        % tar -zxvf ntp.tar.gz

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                    USING THE NATIVE THREADS PACK
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The THREADS_FLAG Environment Variable ---------------------------------

All the tools in the JDK use green threads as a default. To specify 
that native threads should be used, set the THREADS_FLAG environment 
variable:

        % setenv THREADS_FLAG native

You can revert to use of green threads by setting THREADS_FLAG to 
the value green:

        % setenv THREADS_FLAG green


The -native and -green Convenience Options ----------------------------

You can specify that the JDK tools should use either native threads or 
green threads by using the -native and -green convenience options. If 
you use -native or -green, they must be the first option specified on 
the command line.

The convenience options can be used as in these examples:

        % java -native mypkg.MyClass
        % javac -native MyClass.java
        % appletviewer -green MyApplet.html

The convenience options override the setting of the THREADS_FLAG 
environment variable.