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Re: error in compiling glib-1.2.8
- To: "Andreas Eibach" <a dot eibach at gmx dot net>,<gerrit dot haase at t-online dot de>,<cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Subject: Re: error in compiling glib-1.2.8
- From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall at rfk dot com>
- Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 19:03:20 -0500
- Cc: <cygwin-xfree at sources dot redhat dot com>
- References: <20001206190010.B11348@redhat.com><20001206212911.26957.qmail@web310.mail.yahoo.com><4.3.1.2.20001208150401.023d9818@pop.ma.ultranet.com>
At 05:11 PM 12/11/2000, Andreas Eibach wrote:
> > Cygwin has a thread implementation of its own. Check out the mail
>archives
> > and source for more details.
>
>Correct, but what's this for regarding glib / gtk+ ?
>AFAIK, Gtk+ _cannot_ make use of the Cygwin built-in thread support.
>
>How would it know?
>Maybe by extensively modifying the Makefile?
>Well _I_ think that it would become a TOUGH task to compile Cygwin built-in
>thread support into gtk.
>In worst case, you will have to re-change every single reference to certain
>headers to get it working in the end.
>
>However, if you know a smart way, I'd be happy to hear from you.
Actually no, I don't know how this could be done. I've never tried to make
use of thread stuff at all myself. Hopefully you'll have some luck yourself
(or inspiration from elsewhere!;-))
Larry Hall lhall@rfk.com
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