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See the README.threads in the main perl 5.004_xx development
distribution (x >= 50) for details of how to build and use this.
If all else fails, read on.

If your version of patch can't create a file from scratch, then you'll
need to create an empty thread.h manually first.  Perl itself will need
to be built with -DUSE_THREADS yet. If you're using MIT pthreads or
another threads package that needs pthread_init() to be called, then
add -DNEED_PTHREAD_INIT. If you're using a threads library that only
follows one of the old POSIX drafts, then you'll probably need to add
-DOLD_PTHREADS_API. I haven't tested -DOLD_PTHREADS_API properly yet
and I think you may still have to tweak a couple of the mutex calls
to follow the old API.

This extension is copyright Malcolm Beattie 1995-1997 and is freely
distributable under your choice of the GNU Public License or the
Artistic License (see the main perl distribution).

Malcolm Beattie
mbeattie@sable.ox.ac.uk
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6d7d825e	1	See the README.threads in the main perl 5.004_xx development
	2	distribution (x >= 50) for details of how to build and use this.
	3	If all else fails, read on.
	4
734689b1	5	If your version of patch can't create a file from scratch, then you'll
	6	need to create an empty thread.h manually first. Perl itself will need
	7	to be built with -DUSE_THREADS yet. If you're using MIT pthreads or
	8	another threads package that needs pthread_init() to be called, then
	9	add -DNEED_PTHREAD_INIT. If you're using a threads library that only
	10	follows one of the old POSIX drafts, then you'll probably need to add
	11	-DOLD_PTHREADS_API. I haven't tested -DOLD_PTHREADS_API properly yet
	12	and I think you may still have to tweak a couple of the mutex calls
	13	to follow the old API.
d9bb3666	14
45300d66	15	This extension is copyright Malcolm Beattie 1995-1997 and is freely
d9bb3666	16	distributable under your choice of the GNU Public License or the
	17	Artistic License (see the main perl distribution).
	18
45300d66	19	Malcolm Beattie
45300d66	20	mbeattie@sable.ox.ac.uk