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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. |
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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. |
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15 | This extension is copyright Malcolm Beattie 1995-1997 and is freely |
16 | distributable under your choice of the GNU Public License or the |
17 | Artistic License (see the main perl distribution). |
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19 | Malcolm Beattie |
20 | mbeattie@sable.ox.ac.uk |