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- From: bnelson@netcom.com (Bob Nelson)
- Subject: Re: Threading in Linux ...
- Message-ID: <bnelsonDp0vMF.A1J@netcom.com>
- Organization: a computer running Linux
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- References: <31581C47.41C67EA6@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>
- Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 09:27:51 GMT
- Sender: bnelson@netcom20.netcom.com
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- On Tue, 26 Mar 1996 16:33:11 GMT, Dan Ho wrote:
- >> I would appreciate it if someone could tell me how to spawn
- >> a thread in Linux.
-
- >> I tried using fork(procedure()) but it said "too many
- >> parameters to fork". Also, I don't think fork is what I want. Are
- >> there other ways to spinn off a sub-process than fork?
-
- >> Also, is a child-process the same as a thread?
-
- What on earth do things like "fork(), spawning, spinning and child
- processes" have to do with Standard C?
-
- Furthermore, why do you pose a linux question in comp.lang.c? Shall we
- now pollute this newsgroup with equally off-topic (but nonetheless
- interesting) material like discussions of the NFL draft?
-
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