> -----Original Message-----
> From: Oleg Goldshmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 1:58 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: threads question
>
>
>
> OK, I have my own programming question. Not a homework. I am also
> posting it to comp.unix.programming, but this list can be more
> responsive.
>
> I have the following trivial piece of code that I am trying to
> compile with g++ (gcc-2.96-98) on RH 7.2 (Linux 2.4.9-13 on i686).
> The code looks like C, but the real code I am debugging is C++, and
> exhibits the same problem on RH7.2 and on a fully updated RH7.1
> (Linux 2.4.9-12 on i686).
>
> ///////////////////// pth.cpp ////////////////////////////////
>
> #include <stdlib.h>
> #include <stdio.h>
> #include <string.h>
> #include <errno.h>
> #include <pthread.h>
>
> static void* start(void* arg)
> {
> int c = *((int*)arg);
> free(arg);
> if (pthread_detach(pthread_self()) != 0)
> {
> fprintf(stderr,"Error: %s\n",strerror(errno));
> exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
> }
> printf("The argument is %d\n",c);
> return NULL;
> }
AFAIK, you should not "return NULL; " from a pthread, but rather
"pthread_exit( NULL ); "
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