[ros-dev] Re: [Freedce-devel] pthread_clear_exit_np()

[James Tabor]

HI!
Steven Edwards wrote:
> On 4/28/06, KJKHyperion <hackbunny at reactos.com> wrote:
> 
>> oh dear. First: HAHAHAHAHA LOOK AT THE MAMA'S BOY, CRY BOY CRY. Then:
>> it's not "patented" per se. Only the stack-based implementation on x86
>> (NO WE CANNOT USE ANOTHER IMPLEMENTATION. Really beary totally
>> absolutely positively sure), and even then only if compiler-integrated.
>> Since GCC doesn't use stack-based exception handling *anywhere*, not
>> even on x86, that'd be a total non-issue. On operating systems as yet
>> unblessed by SEH it'd be even better as a starting point: a single
>> implementation shared by all architectures upfront. And lack of compiler
>> support is only really a problem on non-x86, because on x86 you can use
>> PSEH, which isn't covered by the patent
> 
> 
> I would say I agree that PSEH was a option even if the syntax is not
> 100% compatible and it could be a good case for someone like Luke
> working on pretty pseh seeing as it was rotting the last time I
> checked but rather than have a productive discussion about the issues
> I'll switch to further ad-hominem,
> 
> Piss off, get a life, do something productive or just shut the fuck up.

LOL! YEAH! We are getting back to normal!

> 
> -- 
> Steven Edwards

Thanks,
James