_D_REENTRANT is a feature that is fully supported in linux from glibc 2.x .. as long as you specify this while compiling libc-based programs when using multi-threading you're fine.
This is an issue that was present in more like 1995/1996, and has been resolved since (by introducing the -D_REENTRANT). Presumeably, in windows, this is the same as using the multithreaded DLL system lib instead of the single-threaded system lib, and seen as Axis already uses this, it is a non-issue. By the way, due to the fact that Axis *must* use the 'multithreaded DLL' systtem lib in windows (due to cross-DLL free() and malloc()'s), if you are creating a service for Axis using, say, MySQl, then this lib must also be compiled as 'multithreaded DLL', otherwise you get lots of link errors. This may be a FAQ as MySQL doesn't ship with this lib, only with the static 'multithreaded' lib. On Tue, 11 Jan 2005, John Hawkins wrote: > Hi Folks, > > Still looking into errno ! > After finding yet another issue that was solved by getting errno. I want > to use it but it isn't thread-safe. Looking here -> > http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/developer/thread_safety.html > It gives the recommendation of "make sure your module or library defines > _REENTRANT or is compiled with -D_REENTRANT. " > > It seems fair enough but has anyone had any experience with using this ? > > John Hawkins > >
