Mention thread API changes in README

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Ryan Lortie 2011-10-14 21:52:36 -04:00
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@ -28,7 +28,17 @@ Notes about GLib 2.32
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* It is no longer necessary to use g_thread_init() or to link against
libgthread. libglib is now always thread-enabled.
libgthread. libglib is now always thread-enabled. Custom thread
system implementations are no longer supported (including errorcheck
mutexes).
* The thread and synchronisation APIs have been updated.
GMutex and GCond can be statically allocated without explicit
initialisation, as can new types GRWLock and GRecMutex. The
GStatic_______ variants of these types have been deprecated. GPrivate
can also be statically allocated and has a nicer API (deprecating
GStaticPrivate). Finally, g_thread_create() has been replaced with a
substantially simplified g_thread_new().
* The g_once_init_enter()/_leave() functions have been replaced with
macros that allow for a pointer to any gsize-sized object, not just a
@ -38,7 +48,6 @@ Notes about GLib 2.32
* It is now mandatory to include glib.h instead of individual headers.
Notes about GLib 2.30
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