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0 pointskibwen1y ago0 comments

The concern now is that, unlike when Posix was set in stone, threads exist.

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loeg1y ago

The p in pthreads stands for Posix. I.e., uh, Posix is neither set in stone, nor entirely predates threads.

I am old enough to remeber when UNIX only had processes, and several thread designs were being discussed until eventually pthreads one design won.

POSIX predates adoption of threads in the UNIX world.

loeg1y ago

Yes, yes, but also post-dates adoption of threads. It's an ongoing standard.

kibwenOP1y ago

And when can we expect the version of Posix that fixes setenv to be MT-safe?

loeg1y ago

You've shifted the goalposts from the comment I responded to.

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loeg1y ago

The p in pthreads stands for Posix. I.e., uh, Posix is neither set in stone, nor entirely predates threads.

pjmlp1y ago

I am old enough to remeber when UNIX only had processes, and several thread designs were being discussed until eventually pthreads one design won.

POSIX predates adoption of threads in the UNIX world.

loeg1y ago

Yes, yes, but also post-dates adoption of threads. It's an ongoing standard.

kibwenOP1y ago

And when can we expect the version of Posix that fixes setenv to be MT-safe?

loeg1y ago

You've shifted the goalposts from the comment I responded to.

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