Added Tcl_CreateThreadType and TCL_RETURN_THREAD_TYPE

macros for declaring the NewThread callback proc.

2 files changed, 27 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/generic/tcl.h b/generic/tcl.h
index 42b488e..3e49b10 100644
--- a/generic/tcl.h
+++ b/generic/tcl.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
  * of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
  *
- * RCS: @(#) $Id: tcl.h,v 1.68 2000/04/13 02:30:43 hobbs Exp $
+ * RCS: @(#) $Id: tcl.h,v 1.69 2000/04/17 20:32:21 welch Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef _TCL
@@ -395,10 +395,31 @@ typedef struct Tcl_Var_ *Tcl_Var;
 
 #ifdef MAC_TCL
 typedef pascal void *(Tcl_ThreadCreateProc) _ANSI_ARGS_((ClientData clientData));
+#elif defined __WIN32__
+typedef unsigned (__stdcall Tcl_ThreadCreateProc) _ANSI_ARGS_((ClientData clientData));
 #else
 typedef void (Tcl_ThreadCreateProc) _ANSI_ARGS_((ClientData clientData));
 #endif
 
+
+/*
+ * Threading function return types used for abstracting away platform
+ * differences when writing a Tcl_ThreadCreateProc.  See the NewThread
+ * function in generic/tclThreadTest.c for it's usage.
+ */
+#ifdef MAC_TCL
+#   define Tcl_ThreadCreateType		pascal void *
+#   define TCL_THREAD_CREATE_RETURN	return NULL
+#elif defined __WIN32__
+#   define Tcl_ThreadCreateType		unsigned __stdcall
+#   define TCL_THREAD_CREATE_RETURN	return 0
+#else
+#   define Tcl_ThreadCreateType		void
+#   define TCL_THREAD_CREATE_RETURN	
+#endif
+
+
+
 /*
  * Definition of values for default stacksize and the possible flags to be
  * given to Tcl_CreateThread.
diff --git a/generic/tclThreadTest.c b/generic/tclThreadTest.c
index d548423..2ef43bc 100644
--- a/generic/tclThreadTest.c
+++ b/generic/tclThreadTest.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  * See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
  * of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
  *
- * RCS: @(#) $Id: tclThreadTest.c,v 1.8 2000/04/09 16:04:19 kupries Exp $
+ * RCS: @(#) $Id: tclThreadTest.c,v 1.9 2000/04/17 20:32:22 welch Exp $
  */
 
 #include "tclInt.h"
@@ -126,11 +126,7 @@ EXTERN int	TclThreadSend _ANSI_ARGS_((Tcl_Interp *interp, Tcl_ThreadId id,
 #undef TCL_STORAGE_CLASS
 #define TCL_STORAGE_CLASS DLLIMPORT
 
-#ifdef MAC_TCL
-static pascal void *NewThread _ANSI_ARGS_((ClientData clientData));
-#else
-static void     NewThread _ANSI_ARGS_((ClientData clientData));
-#endif
+Tcl_ThreadCreateType	NewThread _ANSI_ARGS_((ClientData clientData));
 static void	ListRemove _ANSI_ARGS_((ThreadSpecificData *tsdPtr));
 static void	ListUpdateInner _ANSI_ARGS_((ThreadSpecificData *tsdPtr));
 static int	ThreadEventProc _ANSI_ARGS_((Tcl_Event *evPtr, int mask));
@@ -406,11 +402,7 @@ TclCreateThread(interp, script)
  *
  *------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
-#ifdef MAC_TCL
-static pascal void *
-#else
-static void
-#endif
+Tcl_ThreadCreateType
 NewThread(clientData)
     ClientData clientData;
 {
@@ -467,9 +459,8 @@ NewThread(clientData)
     Tcl_Release((ClientData) tsdPtr->interp);
     Tcl_DeleteInterp(tsdPtr->interp);
     Tcl_ExitThread(result);
-#ifdef MAC_TCL
-    return NULL;
-#endif
+
+    TCL_THREAD_CREATE_RETURN;
 }
 
 /*