@node threads.h
@section @file{threads.h}

Defines the multithreading facility of ISO C11.

Gnulib module: threads-h

Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item
This header file is missing on many platforms:
glibc 2.27, macOS 11.1, FreeBSD 9.3, NetBSD 8.0, OpenBSD 6.7, Minix 3.1.8, AIX 7.1, HP-UX 11.31, IRIX 6.5, Solaris 11.3, Cygwin 2.2.x, mingw, MSVC 14, Android 9.0.
@item
This header file defines @code{thrd_start_t} incorrectly on some platforms:
AIX 7.2.
@item
This header file does not define @code{TSS_DTOR_ITERATIONS} on some platforms:
AIX 7.2.
@end itemize

Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item
There is no way to define a working @code{thread_local} macro on some platforms:
@itemize
@item
Mac OS X 10.5,
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OpenBSD 6.5,
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AIX 7.1 with gcc (but it works with @samp{xlc -qthreaded -qtls}),
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HP-UX 11.31 with cc (but it works with gcc),
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IRIX 6.5,
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Android 4.3.
@end itemize
@end itemize