Oh, I get it now. I just read the page on Pth. The important piece I was missing - Pth is cooperative non-preemptive, which means it could work just fine on Palm.
jeff On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 7:47 PM, Eric Bresie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Which is why I am trying to port threading capabilities with pth and > was looking for help. > > Eric > > On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 7:04 PM, Jeff Loucks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> The point we're making, each in our own way, is that Palm does not >> provide threads to developers, which is why there isn't any >> documentation. >> >> There are threads under the hood, but you must play around (hack) to >> get to them. They are neither easy for the normal developer nor >> recommended. >> >> There are ways to simulate cooperative threads, and ways to borrow a >> background thread, but they are considered hacks. >> >> So, opinions aside, threads simply aren't a PalmOS resource. >> >> jeff >> -- [Jeff Loucks, Gig Harbor, WA, USA] -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/
