Adding a new thread model to GCC

[i.nixman@autistici.org]

On 2022-10-21 10:48, Jonathan Wakely wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Oct 2022 at 11:10, i.nixman--- via Libstdc++
> <libstdc++@gcc.gnu.org> wrote:
>> 
>> On 2022-10-21 09:58, Jonathan Wakely via Libstdc++ wrote:
>> > How does this compare with Eric B's proposal at
>> > https://gcc.gnu.org/legacy-ml/gcc-patches/2019-06/msg01840.html ?
>> >
>> > It would be good if we can accept one of them for GCC 13, but I don't
>> > know Windows well enough to determine which is better.
>> 
>> I had the same question...
>> I would like to understand what is the difference?
>> Moreover I would like to understand what is the difference with the
>> already added support for the winpthreads library?
> 
> Well that one's easy, you don't need to use winpthreads if there's a
> native thread model, so you don't need to go through two abstraction
> layers (gthreads and winpthreads), just one (gthreads).


sure!

nevertheless I would like to understand why we have two separate 
implementations (winthreads and mcfgthread)?
what is the difference?


best!