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

Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org>
Cc: ohp@pyrenet.fr, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2003-09-03T21:09:49Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Larry Rosenman wrote:
> 
> 
> --On Wednesday, September 03, 2003 16:51:51 -0400 Bruce Momjian 
> <pgman@candle.pha.pa.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.3pthread.
> 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?

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