On 2005.06.27, Jim Davidson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ah -- sorry -- didn't read that far.  As for the second error, the
> problem is the "_np" in "pthread_kill_other_threads_np" which means
> "non-portable".  It's an old API in LinuxThreads to kill all threads
> in the process-based threads which pre-date modern Linux kernels.
> The fix is to simply remove the code and expect folks are running a
> modern Linux where kill/exit/etc. actually work, always.  This should
> be the case today.

... except for the large installed base of Redhat Linux AS 2.1, which is
still LinuxThreads.

I'd love to push forward and declare those systems unsupported, but,
the largest user of AOLserver would be left in the dark.  :-)

-- Dossy

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    folly -- then you can let go and quickly move on." (p. 70)


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