Re: Unixware Patch (Was: Re: Beta2 Tag'd and Bundled ...)

--On Wednesday, September 03, 2003 17:09:49 -0400 Bruce Momjian
<pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:

> Larry Rosenman wrote:
>>
>>
>> --On Wednesday, September 03, 2003 16:51:51 -0400 Bruce Momjian
>> <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>>
>> > Larry Rosenman wrote:
>> >> > From UnixWare:
>> >>
>> >> $ cc -O -Kpthread test_thread.c -o test_thread -lsocket -lnsl
>> >> UX:acomp: WARNING: "test_thread.c", line 60: argument #3 incompatible
>> >> with prototype: pthread_create()
>> >> UX:acomp: WARNING: "test_thread.c", line 61: argument #3 incompatible
>> >> with prototype: pthread_create()
>> >> $ ./test_thread
>> >> Your functions are all thread-safe
>> >> $
>> >
>> > Well, that's great news, and so clear too!
>> >
>> > I am curious about the compiler warnings.
>> >
>> > What does your OS want for the 3rd argument of pthread_create()? I
>> > thought a void pointer would be OK for everyone:
>> >
>> > pthread_create(&thread1, NULL, (void *) func_call_1, NULL);
>>
>> void *(*start_routine)(void*)
>>
>> Here is our man page:
>> http://lerami.lerctr.org:8458/en/man/html.3pthread/pthread_create.3pthre
>> ad. html
>
> Yes, that's what I have too. What if you have the functions taking
> (void *) rather than void. Does that make the warnings disappear?

$ r cc
cc -O -Kpthread test_thread.c -o test_thread -lsocket -lnsl
$ ./test_thread
Your functions are all thread-safe
$

Attached is my modified version.

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