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Re: [or-cvs] Add rudimentary pthread support that needs more testing.

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From: Ben Laurie <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 05:37:21 +0000
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Nick Mathewson wrote:

Update of /home/or/cvsroot/tor/src/common
In directory moria.mit.edu:/tmp/cvs-serv32238/src/common
Modified Files: compat.c compat.h Log Message: Add rudimentary pthread support that needs more testing.

You have two things - HAVE_PTHREAD_H and USE_PTHREADS - does this indicate that use of pthreads is optional (I ask since under FreeBSD pthreads are very flaky and generally to be avoided)?

If not, I strongly advise that you should make them so.

BTW, why do threads at all?

Cheers,

Ben.

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