Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sources.redhat.com Message-Id: <4.3.1.2.20001211190053.023de470@pop.ma.ultranet.com> X-Sender: lhall@pop.ma.ultranet.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.1 Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 19:03:20 -0500 To: "Andreas Eibach" , , From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" Subject: Re: error in compiling glib-1.2.8 Cc: In-Reply-To: <0f9a01c063c9$b588ed80$258406d5@default> References: <20001206190010.B11348@redhat.com> <20001206212911.26957.qmail@web310.mail.yahoo.com> <4.3.1.2.20001208150401.023d9818@pop.ma.ultranet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 05:11 PM 12/11/2000, Andreas Eibach wrote: > > Cygwin has a thread implementation of its own. Check out the mail >archives > > and source for more details. > >Correct, but what's this for regarding glib / gtk+ ? >AFAIK, Gtk+ _cannot_ make use of the Cygwin built-in thread support. > >How would it know? >Maybe by extensively modifying the Makefile? >Well _I_ think that it would become a TOUGH task to compile Cygwin built-in >thread support into gtk. >In worst case, you will have to re-change every single reference to certain >headers to get it working in the end. > >However, if you know a smart way, I'd be happy to hear from you. Actually no, I don't know how this could be done. I've never tried to make use of thread stuff at all myself. Hopefully you'll have some luck yourself (or inspiration from elsewhere!;-)) Larry Hall lhall@rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com 118 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com