[Threads-list] Different CPU types

[Orn E. H. <oe....@ni...>]

  The CVS has taken a lot of changes, lately.

  First, the code that has limited the threads library to i386 platforms has 
been removed.  Second, there has been installed code for other kinds of CPU 
types, such as alpha, sparc and ppc in the spinlock, but it is here where 
atomic operations are truly needed.

  As a result of these changes, the library has been successfully compiled 
and tested on the above platforms.   Both multi-processor and single-cpu 
systems, running linux 2.2 (sourceforge compile farm).

  Support for other Unix systems is being prepared, these preparations 
include both namespace and package name changes.


Sincerely,
  Orn