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-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/test/thread/README,v 1.2 2008/03/21 13:23:29 momjian Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/test/thread/README,v 1.3 2009/12/02 14:07:26 momjian Exp $
Threading
=========
-This program should be run by developers wishing to enable threading on
-new platforms.
+This program is run by configure to determine if threading is
+properly supported on the platform.
-Run thread_test program to determine if your native libc functions are
-thread-safe, or if we should use *_r functions or thread locking.
+You can run the program manually to see details, which shows if your
+native libc functions are thread-safe, or if we use *_r functions or
+thread locking.
-To use this program, you must:
+To use this program manually, you must:
- o run "configure --enable-thread-safety"
+ o run "configure"
o compile the main source tree
o compile and run this program