[fpc-devel] how to get same pthreads code to compile between Linux and FreeBSD

[Graeme Geldenhuys]

On 2013-02-03 18:10, Sven Barth wrote:
> 
> I personally still think there is a bug, because the compiler should (in 
> my opinion) not consider "sem_init(@sem)" a valid usage of "sem_init(var 
> sem: sem_t)"...

+1


> I you look at the POSIX definition at 
> http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007904975/basedefs/semaphore.h.html 
> you'll see that they don't specify any specific fields so sem_t should 

After reading Marco's reply I now understand. I didn't know this before.


> Did at least the solution help you? AFAIK it should work for FreeBSD as 
> well as Linux (and maybe the other *nix systems...)

[After my reply to Marco, I tried your solution]

Yes, that did work - thanks. I have never seen those {$....} you
mentioned, but will read the FPC docs now to find out more.


Regards,
  - Graeme -

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