> Subject: Re: MinGW guide > > On Sat, 13 Jun 2020 10:55:14 +0200 > Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net> wrote:
[snip] > > Then when installing mingw-w64-install.exe, a choice must be done > > between threads POSIX or Win32. > > If I understand well, POSIX must be chosen? > > Yes. DPDK config/meson.build now links with pthread if linker is not link.exe. > Where do we actually use pthread in Windows? > Note that maybe this can be relaxed (test needed!), i. e. link with pthread if > it is found, otherwise use shim. Benefit, if this works: no runtime > dependency on "libwinpthread-1.dll" for Windows. I was sure, since we create the threads with Win32 API (CreateThread), the correct option is Win32. My mingw-w64 is installed with that option and I didn't see issues with it. > > -- > Dmitry Kozlyuk
