Chapter 3 Threads Architecture on MPE/iX

Threads library were the part of DCE product. From this release of RPC 1.2.1 threads will be delivered and maintained by the Process Management Group of CSY. Threads library is separated from the DCE library. This ensures that the threads programmers need not link their applications with the DCE library for the threads functionality.

The threads library on MPE/iX was supporting the POSIX 1003.4a Draft4. When the threads library was separated from the DCE product, the wrappers that are written over the OTHDXL.THREADS are ported to support the POSIX 1003.4c Draft10 APIs. The underlying library is still the Draft 4 version.

This section assumes that DCE application developers have some experienced in porting standard C applications to the MPE/iX POSIX environment. For application developers who are not familiar with the MPE/iX POSIX and C language interface, please read the MPE/iX Developer's Kit (36430A) first.