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In article <10198@microsoft.UUCP>, leefi@microsoft.UUCP (Lee Fisher) writes:
> [regarding the discussion of _beginthread() being unnecessary]
> 
> Yes, if you use the MS C 5.1 runtime functions inside a newly created
> thread, you should be using _beginthread() to create it. If you're
> using "pure" OS/2 APIs inside this thread (and no C RTL functions), you 
> can use DosCreateThread(). The _beginthread() function sets up things in
> the C runtime so it can run properly.

Also, on page 26 of the MSC 5.1 Update of the MSC User's guide there is a list
of functions in the *standard* run-time library, which *are* re-entrant and
thus *can* be used even in multi-threaded programs. With proper care, you can
do just about anything with these functions. I stand by my earlier statement
that using the special multi-threaded library should be avoided at any cost.
The cost is not so high if you limit your use of multiple threads to special
cases, and use OS/2 API functions when necessary instead of the C runtime
library (for I/O at least). The concept of threads is non-portable anyway.

Hannu Kulokari
CC, U of Helsinki

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