On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, Wes Peters wrote:
> Dan Moschuk wrote: > > > > | > Yeah, that IS a horrible idea of mine. :) Changing the API should be a > > last > > | > resort, though, since we don't want to introduce to many FreeBSDisms > > into the > > | > already-fragmented-enough Unix world. > > | > > > | > Just a thought, how does Linux's GNU libc handle gethostby* in threaded > > apps? > > | > > | Probably the way POSIX specifies, which would certainly be *our* target. > > > > And does POSIX specify it? > > You didn't get the message with the function prototypes? I can send it again. > This would be the *correct* way to implement thread-safe get*by* calls, since > any existing threaded code (Solaris, Linux, etc.) will use these interfaces. Small detail, but having ported a multi-threaded library to Linux either Linux is not posix-compliant or everyone else (solaris and others) is not. It's _r API is quite different. > > -- > "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" > > Wes Peters Softweyr > LLC > http://softweyr.com/ > w...@softweyr.com > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
