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C.1 Using DECthreads Routines on Windows NT and Windows 95 Systems

DECthreads is supported in the Win32 subsystem of the Windows NT operating system and Windows 95. The Win32 subsystem provides support for multithreading through the Win32 Application Programmer's Interface (API). The Win32 API allows for thread creation, termination, synchronization, and other thread functions. DECthreads adds value to the Win32 API by providing the POSIX 1003.4a API as well as the other DECthreads APIs, which are also available across all Digital platforms and other DCE platforms. The POSIX 1003.4a API allows for ease of portability of applications written to it.

Note
Note that the final POSIX 1003.1c System Application Program Interface and the tis interface are not yet available for Windows NT and Windows 95 systems as of this manual's publication date. Only the cma and POSIX 1003.4a Draft 4 appendices apply to application development on Windows NT and Windows 95 at this time.

The DECthreads APIs and the Win32 threads API are interoperable. Threads created using the Win32 API can use DECthreads synchronization primitives, and threads created using one of the DECthreads APIs can use the Win32 synchronization primitives. See Section C.5 for additional information.