Document revision date: 19 July 1999

Chapter 4
4	Writing Thread-Safe Libraries
4.1	Features of the tis Interface
4.1.1	Reentrant Code Required
4.1.2	Performance of tis Interface Routines
4.1.3	Run-Time Linkage of tis Interface Routines
4.1.4	Cancelation Points
4.2	Using Mutexes
4.3	Using Condition Variables
4.4	Using Thread-Specific Data
4.5	Using Read-Write Locks
Chapter 5
5	Using the DECthreads Exception Package
5.1	About the DECthreads Exceptions Package
5.1.1	Supported Programming Languages
5.1.2	Relation of Exceptions to Return Codes and Signals
5.2	Why Use Exceptions
5.3	Exception Programming
5.3.1	Declaring and Initializing an Exception
5.3.2	Raising an Exception
5.3.3	Catching an Exception
5.3.4	Reraising an Exception
5.3.5	Expressing Epilogue Actions
5.4	Exception Objects
5.4.1	Declaring and Initializing Exception Objects
5.4.2	Address Exceptions and Status Exceptions
5.4.3	How Exceptions Terminate
5.5	Exception Scopes
5.6	Raising Exceptions
5.7	Exception Handling Macros
5.7.1	Context of the Handler
5.7.2	Handlers and Macros
5.7.3	Catching Specific Exceptions
5.7.4	Catching Unspecified Exceptions
5.7.5	Reraising the Current Exception
5.7.6	Defining Epilogue Actions
5.8	Operations on Exceptions
5.8.1	Referencing the Caught Exception
5.8.2	Setting a System-Defined Error Status
5.8.3	Obtaining a System-Defined Error Status
5.8.4	Reporting a Caught Exception
5.8.5	Determining Whether Two Exceptions Match
5.9	Conventions for Modular Use of Exceptions
5.9.1	Develop Naming Conventions for Exceptions
5.9.2	Enclose Appropriate Actions in an Exception Scope
5.9.3	Raise Exceptions Prior to Performing Side-Effects
5.9.4	Distinguish Raising Exceptions From Side-Effects
5.9.5	Declare Variables Within Handler Code as Volatile
5.9.6	Reraise Caught Exceptions That Are Not Fully Handled
5.9.7	Declare All Exception Objects as Static
5.10	Exceptions Defined by DECthreads
5.11	Interoperability of Language-Specific Exceptions
5.12	Host Operating System Dependencies
5.12.1	No DIGITAL UNIX Dependencies
5.12.2	OpenVMS Conditions and DECthreads Exceptions
Chapter 6
6	DECthreads Examples
6.1	Prime Number Search Example
6.2	Asynchronous User Interface Example
Part 2
Part 2	POSIX.1c (pthread) Routines Reference
Command 1	pthread_atfork
Command 2	pthread_attr_destroy
Command 3	pthread_attr_getdetachstate
Command 4	pthread_attr_getguardsize
Command 5	pthread_attr_getguardsize_np
Command 6	pthread_attr_getinheritsched
Command 7	pthread_attr_getname_np
Command 8	pthread_attr_getschedparam
Command 9	pthread_attr_getschedpolicy
Command 10	pthread_attr_getscope
Command 11	pthread_attr_getstackaddr
Command 12	pthread_attr_getstacksize
Command 13	pthread_attr_init
Command 14	pthread_attr_setdetachstate
Command 15	pthread_attr_setguardsize
Command 16	pthread_attr_setguardsize_np
Command 17	pthread_attr_setinheritsched
Command 18	pthread_attr_setname_np
Command 19	pthread_attr_setschedparam
Command 20	pthread_attr_setschedpolicy
Command 21	pthread_attr_setscope
Command 22	pthread_attr_setstackaddr
Command 23	pthread_attr_setstacksize
Command 24	pthread_cancel
Command 25	pthread_cleanup_pop
Command 26	pthread_cleanup_push
Command 27	pthread_condattr_destroy
Command 28	pthread_condattr_getpshared
Command 29	pthread_condattr_init
Command 30	pthread_condattr_setpshared
Command 31	pthread_cond_broadcast
Command 32	pthread_cond_destroy
Command 33	pthread_cond_getname_np
Command 34	pthread_cond_init
Command 35	pthread_cond_setname_np
Command 36	pthread_cond_signal
Command 37	pthread_cond_signal_int_np
Command 38	pthread_cond_timedwait
Command 39	pthread_cond_wait
Command 40	pthread_create
Command 41	pthread_delay_np
Command 42	pthread_detach
Command 43	pthread_equal
Command 44	pthread_exc_get_status_np
Command 45	pthread_exc_matches_np
Command 46	pthread_exc_report_np
Command 47	pthread_exc_set_status_np
Command 48	pthread_exit
Command 49	pthread_getconcurrency
Command 50	pthread_getname_np
Command 51	pthread_getschedparam
Command 52	pthread_getsequence_np
Command 53	pthread_getspecific
Command 54	pthread_get_expiration_np
Command 55	pthread_join
Command 56	pthread_key_create
Command 57	pthread_key_delete
Command 58	pthread_key_getname_np
Command 59	pthread_key_setname_np
Command 60	pthread_kill
Command 61	pthread_lock_global_np
Command 62	pthread_mutexattr_destroy
Command 63	pthread_mutexattr_getpshared
Command 64	pthread_mutexattr_gettype
Command 65	pthread_mutexattr_gettype_np
Command 66	pthread_mutexattr_init
Command 67	pthread_mutexattr_setpshared
Command 68	pthread_mutexattr_settype
Command 69	pthread_mutexattr_settype_np
Command 70	pthread_mutex_destroy
Command 71	pthread_mutex_getname_np
Command 72	pthread_mutex_init
Command 73	pthread_mutex_lock
Command 74	pthread_mutex_setname_np
Command 75	pthread_mutex_trylock
Command 76	pthread_mutex_unlock
Command 77	pthread_once
Command 78	pthread_rwlockattr_destroy
Command 79	pthread_rwlockattr_getpshared
Command 80	pthread_rwlockattr_init
Command 81	pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared
Command 82	pthread_rwlock_destroy
Command 83	pthread_rwlock_getname_np
Command 84	pthread_rwlock_init
Command 85	pthread_rwlock_rdlock
Command 86	pthread_rwlock_setname_np
Command 87	pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock
Command 88	pthread_rwlock_trywrlock
Command 89	pthread_rwlock_unlock
Command 90	pthread_rwlock_wrlock
Command 91	pthread_self
Command 92	pthread_setcancelstate
Command 93	pthread_setcanceltype
Command 94	pthread_setconcurrency
Command 95	pthread_setname_np
Command 96	pthread_setschedparam
Command 97	pthread_setspecific
Command 98	pthread_sigmask
Command 99	pthread_testcancel
Command 100	pthread_unlock_global_np
Command 101	sched_get_priority_max
Command 102	sched_get_priority_min
Command 103	sched_yield
Command 104	sigwait

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