From: Nikodemus S. <de...@us...> - 2009-12-18 14:26:44
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Update of /cvsroot/sbcl/sbcl/doc/manual In directory sfp-cvsdas-3.v30.ch3.sourceforge.com:/tmp/cvs-serv17978/doc/manual Modified Files: threading.texinfo Log Message: 1.0.33.26: enabled threads by default on x86[-64] Linux I'll let FreeBSD folks make the judgement if threads should be default there as well. Also: update INSTALL documentation regarding *FEATURES* a bit, and make the documentation clear about availability of threads on different builds. Index: threading.texinfo =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/sbcl/sbcl/doc/manual/threading.texinfo,v retrieving revision 1.14 retrieving revision 1.15 diff -u -d -r1.14 -r1.15 --- threading.texinfo 18 Jun 2009 12:41:14 -0000 1.14 +++ threading.texinfo 18 Dec 2009 14:26:34 -0000 1.15 @@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ not allow Lisp control of the scheduler. This is found in the SB-THREAD package. -This requires Linux (2.6+ or systems with NPTL backports) running on the -x86 or x86-64 architecture, or SunOS (Solaris) on the x86. Support for -threading on Darwin (Mac OS X) and FreeBSD on the x86 is experimental. +Threads are part of the default build on x86[-64] Linux only. + +They are also experimentally supported on: x86[-64] Darwin (Mac OS X), +x86[-64] FreeBSD, and x86 SunOS (Solaris). On these platforms threads +must be explicitly enabled at build-time, see @file{INSTALL} for +directions. @menu * Threading basics:: |