+2015-04-20 Jonathan Wakely <jwakely@redhat.com>
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+ * doc/xml/manual/concurrency_extensions.xml: Update documentation
+ on atomics.
+ * doc/xml/manual/using.xml: Likewise. Improve markup.
+ * doc/html/*: Regenerate.
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contains all the higher-level
constructs for playing with threads. In contrast to the atomics layer,
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the compiler builtins for atomics are not universally implemented,
using them directly is problematic, and can result in undefined
-function calls. (An example of an undefined symbol from the use
+function calls.
+</p><p>Prior to GCC 4.7 the older <code class="code">__sync</code> intrinsics were used.
+An example of an undefined symbol from the use
of <code class="code">__sync_fetch_and_add</code> on an unsupported host is a
-missing reference to <code class="code">__sync_fetch_and_add_4</code>.)
+missing reference to <code class="code">__sync_fetch_and_add_4</code>.
+</p><p>Current releases use the newer <code class="code">__atomic</code> intrinsics,
+which are implemented by library calls if the hardware doesn't support them.
+Undefined references to functions like
+<code class="code">__atomic_is_lock_free</code> should be resolved by linking to
+<code class="filename">libatomic</code>, which is usually
+installed alongside libstdc++.
</p><p>In addition, on some hosts the compiler intrinsics are enabled
conditionally, via the <code class="code">-march</code> command line flag. This makes
usage vary depending on the target hardware and the flags used during
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+ </a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="policy_based_data_structures_test.html#pbds.test.performance.observations">Observations</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="policy_based_data_structures_test.html#observations.associative">Associative</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="policy_based_data_structures_test.html#observations.priority_queue">Priority_Queue</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="policy_data_structures_ack.html">Acknowledgments</a></span></dt><dt><span class="bibliography"><a href="policy_data_structures.html#pbds.biblio">Bibliography</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="ext_containers.html">23. HP/SGI Extensions</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="ext_containers.html#manual.ext.containers.sgi">Backwards Compatibility</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="ext_sgi.html">Deprecated</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="ext_utilities.html">24. Utilities</a></span></dt><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="ext_algorithms.html">25. Algorithms</a></span></dt><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="ext_numerics.html">26. Numerics</a></span></dt><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="ext_iterators.html">27. Iterators</a></span></dt><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="ext_io.html">28. Input and Output</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="ext_io.html#manual.ext.io.filebuf_derived">Derived filebufs</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="ext_demangling.html">29. Demangling</a></span></dt><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="ext_concurrency.html">30. Concurrency</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="ext_concurrency.html#manual.ext.concurrency.design">Design</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="ext_concurrency.html#manual.ext.concurrency.design.threads">Interface to Locks and Mutexes</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="ext_concurrency.html#manual.ext.concurrency.design.atomics">Interface to Atomic Functions</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="ext_concurrency_impl.html">Implementation</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="ext_concurrency_impl.html#manual.ext.concurrency.impl.atomic_fallbacks">Using Built
-in Atomic Functions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="ext_concurrency_impl.html#manual.ext.concurrency.impl.thread">Thread Abstraction</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="ext_concurrency_use.html">Use</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="part"><a href="appendix.html">IV.
Appendices
</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="appendix"><a href="appendix_contributing.html">A.
Contributing
Introduction
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Checking</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="debug.html#debug.profile_mode">Profile-based Performance Analysis</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="manual.intro.using.flags"></a>Command Options</h2></div></div></div><p>
- The set of features available in the GNU C++ library is shaped
- by
+ The set of features available in the GNU C++ library is shaped by
several <a class="link" href="http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-4.3.2/gcc/Invoking-GCC.html" target="_top">GCC
Command Options</a>. Options that impact libstdc++ are
enumerated and detailed in the table below.
</p><p>
By default, <span class="command"><strong>g++</strong></span> is equivalent to <span class="command"><strong>g++ -std=gnu++98</strong></span>. The standard library also defaults to this dialect.
- </p><div class="table"><a id="table.cmd_options"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 3.1. C++ Command Options</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="C++ Command Options" border="1"><colgroup><col align="left" class="c1" /><col align="left" class="c2" /></colgroup><thead><tr><th align="left">Option Flags</th><th align="left">Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left"><code class="literal">-std=c++98</code></td><td align="left">Use the 1998 ISO C++ standard plus amendments.</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><code class="literal">-std=gnu++98</code></td><td align="left">As directly above, with GNU extensions.</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><code class="literal">-std=c++11</code></td><td align="left">Use the 2011 ISO C++ standard.</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><code class="literal">-std=gnu++11</code></td><td align="left">As directly above, with GNU extensions.</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><code class="literal">-fexceptions</code></td><td align="left">See <a class="link" href="using_exceptions.html#intro.using.exception.no" title="Doing without">exception-free dialect</a></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><code class="literal">-frtti</code></td><td align="left">As above, but RTTI-free dialect.</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><code class="literal">-pthread</code> or <code class="literal">-pthreads</code></td><td align="left">For ISO C++11 <thread>, <future>,
- <mutex>, or <condition_variable>.</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><code class="literal">-fopenmp</code></td><td align="left">For <a class="link" href="parallel_mode.html" title="Chapter 18. Parallel Mode">parallel</a> mode.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="make.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="intro.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="using_headers.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Make </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Headers</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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+ </p><div class="table"><a id="table.cmd_options"></a><p class="title"><strong>Table 3.1. C++ Command Options</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="C++ Command Options" border="1"><colgroup><col align="left" class="c1" /><col align="left" class="c2" /></colgroup><thead><tr><th align="left">Option Flags</th><th align="left">Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left"><code class="literal">-std=c++98</code></td><td align="left">Use the 1998 ISO C++ standard plus amendments.</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><code class="literal">-std=gnu++98</code></td><td align="left">As directly above, with GNU extensions.</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><code class="literal">-std=c++11</code></td><td align="left">Use the 2011 ISO C++ standard.</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><code class="literal">-std=gnu++11</code></td><td align="left">As directly above, with GNU extensions.</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><code class="literal">-fexceptions</code></td><td align="left">See <a class="link" href="using_exceptions.html#intro.using.exception.no" title="Doing without">exception-free dialect</a></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><code class="literal">-frtti</code></td><td align="left">As above, but RTTI-free dialect.</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><code class="literal">-pthread</code> or <code class="literal">-pthreads</code></td><td align="left">For ISO C++11
+ <code class="filename"><thread></code>,
+ <code class="filename"><future></code>,
+ <code class="filename"><mutex></code>,
+ or <code class="filename"><condition_variable></code>.
+ </td></tr><tr><td align="left"><code class="literal">-latomic</code></td><td align="left">Linking to <code class="filename">libatomic</code>
+ is required for some uses of ISO C++11
+ <code class="filename"><atomic></code>.
+ </td></tr><tr><td align="left"><code class="literal">-fopenmp</code></td><td align="left">For <a class="link" href="parallel_mode.html" title="Chapter 18. Parallel Mode">parallel</a> mode.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="make.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="intro.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="using_headers.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Make </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Headers</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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all required macros to a compilation (if any such flags are
required then you must provide the flag for all compilations not
just linking) and link-library additions and/or replacements at
- link time. The documentation is weak. Here is a quick summary
- to display how ad hoc this is: On Solaris, both -pthreads and
- -threads (with subtly different meanings) are honored.
- On GNU/Linux x86, -pthread is honored. On FreeBSD,
- -pthread is honored. Some other ports use other switches.
- AFAIK, none of this is properly documented anywhere other than
- in ``gcc -dumpspecs'' (look at lib and cpp entries).
+ link time. The documentation is weak. On several targets (including
+ GNU/Linux, Solaris and various BSDs) -pthread is honored.
+ Some other ports use other switches.
+ This is not well documented anywhere other than
+ in "gcc -dumpspecs" (look at the 'lib' and 'cpp' entries).
+ </p><p>
+ Some uses of <code class="classname">std::atomic</code> also require linking
+ to <code class="filename">libatomic</code>.
</p></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="manual.intro.using.concurrency.thread_safety"></a>Thread Safety</h3></div></div></div><p>
In the terms of the 2011 C++ standard a thread-safe program is one which
does not perform any conflicting non-atomic operations on memory locations
Requisite command-line flags are used for atomic operations
and threading. Examples of this include <code class="code">-pthread</code>
and <code class="code">-march=native</code>, although specifics vary
- depending on the host environment. See <a class="link" href="http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Option-Summary.html" target="_top">Machine
+ depending on the host environment. See
+ <a class="link" href="using.html#manual.intro.using.flags" title="Command Options">Command Options</a> and
+ <a class="link" href="http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Option-Summary.html" target="_top">Machine
Dependent Options</a>.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
- An implementation of atomicity.h functions
- exists for the architecture in question. See the internals documentation for more <a class="link" href="internals.html#internals.thread_safety" title="Thread Safety">details</a>.
+ An implementation of the
+ <code class="filename">atomicity.h</code> functions
+ exists for the architecture in question. See the
+ <a class="link" href="internals.html#internals.thread_safety" title="Thread Safety">internals
+ documentation</a> for more details.
</p></li></ul></div><p>The user code must guard against concurrent function calls which
access any particular library object's state when one or more of
those accesses modifies the state. An object will be modified by
file <code class="filename">c++config.h</code>, which
is generated during the libstdc++ configuration and build
process. This file is then included when needed by files part of
- the public libstdc++ API, like <ios>. Most of these macros
- should not be used by consumers of libstdc++, and are reserved
+ the public libstdc++ API, like
+ <code class="filename"><ios></code>. Most of these
+ macros should not be used by consumers of libstdc++, and are reserved
for internal implementation use. <span class="emphasis"><em>These macros cannot
be redefined</em></span>.
</p><p>
general public.
</p><p>Below is the macro which users may check for library version
information. </p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><code class="code">__GLIBCXX__</code></span></dt><dd><p>The current version of
- libstdc++ in compressed ISO date format, form of an unsigned
+ libstdc++ in compressed ISO date format, as an unsigned
long. For details on the value of this particular macro for a
- particular release, please consult th
is <a class="link" href="abi.html" title="ABI Policy and Guidelines">
- document</a>.
+ particular release, please consult th
e <a class="link" href="abi.html" title="ABI Policy and Guidelines">
+ ABI Policy and Guidelines</a> appendix.
</p></dd></dl></div><p>Below are the macros which users may change with #define/#undef or
with -D/-U compiler flags. The default state of the symbol is
listed.</p><p><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Configurable</span>”</span> (or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Not configurable</span>”</span>) means
that the symbol is initially chosen (or not) based on
--enable/--disable options at library build and configure time
- (documented <a class="link" href="configure.html" title="Configure">here</a>), with the
- various --enable/--disable choices being translated to
+ (documented in
+ <a class="link" href="configure.html" title="Configure">Configure</a>),
+ with the various --enable/--disable choices being translated to
#define/#undef).
</p><p> <acronym class="acronym">ABI</acronym> means that changing from the default value may
- mean changing the <acronym class="acronym">ABI</acronym> of compiled code. In other words, these
- choices control code which has already been compiled (i.e., in a
+ mean changing the <acronym class="acronym">ABI</acronym> of compiled code. In other words,
+ these choices control code which has already been compiled (i.e., in a
binary such as libstdc++.a/.so). If you explicitly #define or
#undef these macros, the <span class="emphasis"><em>headers</em></span> may see different code
paths, but the <span class="emphasis"><em>libraries</em></span> which you link against will not.
<code class="code">--enable-concept-checks</code>. When defined, performs
compile-time checking on certain template instantiations to
detect violations of the requirements of the standard. This
- is described in more detail <a class="link" href="ext_compile_checks.html" title="Chapter 16. Compile Time Checks">here</a>.
+ is described in more detail in
+ <a class="link" href="ext_compile_checks.html" title="Chapter 16. Compile Time Checks">Compile Time Checks</a>.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="code">_GLIBCXX_DEBUG</code></span></dt><dd><p>
Undefined by default. When defined, compiles user code using
- the <a class="link" href="debug_mode.html" title="Chapter 17. Debug Mode">debug mode</a>.
+
the <a class="link" href="debug_mode.html" title="Chapter 17. Debug Mode">debug mode</a>.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="code">_GLIBCXX_DEBUG_PEDANTIC</code></span></dt><dd><p>
Undefined by default. When defined while compiling with
- the <a class="link" href="debug_mode.html" title="Chapter 17. Debug Mode">debug mode</a>, makes
- the debug mode extremely picky by making the use of libstdc++
- extensions and libstdc++-specific behavior into errors.
+
the <a class="link" href="debug_mode.html" title="Chapter 17. Debug Mode">debug mode</a>, makes
+ the debug mode extremely picky by making the use of libstdc++
+ extensions and libstdc++-specific behavior into errors.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="code">_GLIBCXX_PARALLEL</code></span></dt><dd><p>Undefined by default. When defined, compiles user code
- using the <a class="link" href="parallel_mode.html" title="Chapter 18. Parallel Mode">parallel
- mode</a>.
+
using the <a class="link" href="parallel_mode.html" title="Chapter 18. Parallel Mode">parallel
+ mode</a>.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="code">_GLIBCXX_PROFILE</code></span></dt><dd><p>Undefined by default. When defined, compiles user code
- using the <a class="link" href="profile_mode.html" title="Chapter 19. Profile Mode">profile
- mode</a>.
+
using the <a class="link" href="profile_mode.html" title="Chapter 19. Profile Mode">profile
+ mode</a>.
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="using_headers.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="using.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="using_namespaces.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Headers </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Namespaces</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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<section xml:id="manual.ext.concurrency.impl" xreflabel="Implementation"><info><title>Implementation</title></info>
<?dbhtml filename="ext_concurrency_impl.html"?>
- <section xml:id="manual.ext.concurrency.impl.atomic_fallbacks" xreflabel="Atomic F"><info><title>Using Builtin Atomic Functions</title></info>
+ <section xml:id="manual.ext.concurrency.impl.atomic_fallbacks" xreflabel="Atomic F"><info><title>Using Built-in Atomic Functions</title></info>
<para>The functions for atomic operations described above are either
<para>Compiler intrinsics (builtins) are always preferred. However, as
the compiler builtins for atomics are not universally implemented,
using them directly is problematic, and can result in undefined
-function calls. (An example of an undefined symbol from the use
+function calls.
+</para>
+
+<para>Prior to GCC 4.7 the older <code>__sync</code> intrinsics were used.
+An example of an undefined symbol from the use
of <code>__sync_fetch_and_add</code> on an unsupported host is a
-missing reference to <code>__sync_fetch_and_add_4</code>.)
+missing reference to <code>__sync_fetch_and_add_4</code>.
+</para>
+
+<para>Current releases use the newer <code>__atomic</code> intrinsics,
+which are implemented by library calls if the hardware doesn't support them.
+Undefined references to functions like
+<code>__atomic_is_lock_free</code> should be resolved by linking to
+<filename class="libraryfile">libatomic</filename>, which is usually
+installed alongside libstdc++.
</para>
<para>In addition, on some hosts the compiler intrinsics are enabled
<section xml:id="manual.intro.using.flags" xreflabel="Flags"><info><title>Command Options</title></info>
<para>
- The set of features available in the GNU C++ library is shaped
- by
+ The set of features available in the GNU C++ library is shaped by
several <link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-4.3.2/gcc/Invoking-GCC.html">GCC
Command Options</link>. Options that impact libstdc++ are
enumerated and detailed in the table below.
<row>
<entry><literal>-pthread</literal> or <literal>-pthreads</literal></entry>
- <entry>For ISO C++11 <thread>, <future>,
- <mutex>, or <condition_variable>.</entry>
+ <entry>For ISO C++11
+ <filename class="headerfile"><thread></filename>,
+ <filename class="headerfile"><future></filename>,
+ <filename class="headerfile"><mutex></filename>,
+ or <filename class="headerfile"><condition_variable></filename>.
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>-latomic</literal></entry>
+ <entry>Linking to <filename class="libraryfile">libatomic</filename>
+ is required for some uses of ISO C++11
+ <filename class="headerfile"><atomic></filename>.
+ </entry>
</row>
<row>
file <filename class="headerfile">c++config.h</filename>, which
is generated during the libstdc++ configuration and build
process. This file is then included when needed by files part of
- the public libstdc++ API, like <ios>. Most of these macros
- should not be used by consumers of libstdc++, and are reserved
+ the public libstdc++ API, like
+ <filename class="headerfile"><ios></filename>. Most of these
+ macros should not be used by consumers of libstdc++, and are reserved
for internal implementation use. <emphasis>These macros cannot
be redefined</emphasis>.
</para>
<term><code>__GLIBCXX__</code></term>
<listitem>
<para>The current version of
- libstdc++ in compressed ISO date format, form of an unsigned
+ libstdc++ in compressed ISO date format, as an unsigned
long. For details on the value of this particular macro for a
- particular release, please consult this <link linkend="appendix.porting.abi">
- document</link>.
+ particular release, please consult the <link linkend="appendix.porting.abi">
+ ABI Policy and Guidelines</link> appendix.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<para><quote>Configurable</quote> (or <quote>Not configurable</quote>) means
that the symbol is initially chosen (or not) based on
--enable/--disable options at library build and configure time
- (documented <link linkend="manual.intro.setup.configure">here</link>), with the
- various --enable/--disable choices being translated to
+ (documented in
+ <link linkend="manual.intro.setup.configure">Configure</link>),
+ with the various --enable/--disable choices being translated to
#define/#undef).
</para>
<para> <acronym>ABI</acronym> means that changing from the default value may
- mean changing the <acronym>ABI</acronym> of compiled code. In other words, these
- choices control code which has already been compiled (i.e., in a
+ mean changing the <acronym>ABI</acronym> of compiled code. In other words,
+ these choices control code which has already been compiled (i.e., in a
binary such as libstdc++.a/.so). If you explicitly #define or
#undef these macros, the <emphasis>headers</emphasis> may see different code
paths, but the <emphasis>libraries</emphasis> which you link against will not.
<code>--enable-concept-checks</code>. When defined, performs
compile-time checking on certain template instantiations to
detect violations of the requirements of the standard. This
- is described in more detail <link linkend="manual.ext.compile_checks">here</link>.
+ is described in more detail in
+ <link linkend="manual.ext.compile_checks">Compile Time Checks</link>.
</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
<listitem>
<para>
Undefined by default. When defined, compiles user code using
- the <link linkend="manual.ext.debug_mode">debug mode</link>.
+ the <link linkend="manual.ext.debug_mode">debug mode</link>.
</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><code>_GLIBCXX_DEBUG_PEDANTIC</code></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Undefined by default. When defined while compiling with
- the <link linkend="manual.ext.debug_mode">debug mode</link>, makes
- the debug mode extremely picky by making the use of libstdc++
- extensions and libstdc++-specific behavior into errors.
+ the <link linkend="manual.ext.debug_mode">debug mode</link>, makes
+ the debug mode extremely picky by making the use of libstdc++
+ extensions and libstdc++-specific behavior into errors.
</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><code>_GLIBCXX_PARALLEL</code></term>
<listitem>
<para>Undefined by default. When defined, compiles user code
- using the <link linkend="manual.ext.parallel_mode">parallel
- mode</link>.
+ using the <link linkend="manual.ext.parallel_mode">parallel
+ mode</link>.
</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><code>_GLIBCXX_PROFILE</code></term>
<listitem>
<para>Undefined by default. When defined, compiles user code
- using the <link linkend="manual.ext.profile_mode">profile
- mode</link>.
+ using the <link linkend="manual.ext.profile_mode">profile
+ mode</link>.
</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist>
all required macros to a compilation (if any such flags are
required then you must provide the flag for all compilations not
just linking) and link-library additions and/or replacements at
- link time. The documentation is weak. Here is a quick summary
- to display how ad hoc this is: On Solaris, both -pthreads and
- -threads (with subtly different meanings) are honored.
- On GNU/Linux x86, -pthread is honored. On FreeBSD,
- -pthread is honored. Some other ports use other switches.
- AFAIK, none of this is properly documented anywhere other than
- in ``gcc -dumpspecs'' (look at lib and cpp entries).
+ link time. The documentation is weak. On several targets (including
+ GNU/Linux, Solaris and various BSDs) -pthread is honored.
+ Some other ports use other switches.
+ This is not well documented anywhere other than
+ in "gcc -dumpspecs" (look at the 'lib' and 'cpp' entries).
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Some uses of <classname>std::atomic</classname> also require linking
+ to <filename class="libraryfile">libatomic</filename>.
</para>
</section>
Requisite command-line flags are used for atomic operations
and threading. Examples of this include <code>-pthread</code>
and <code>-march=native</code>, although specifics vary
- depending on the host environment. See <link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Option-Summary.html">Machine
+ depending on the host environment. See
+ <link linkend="manual.intro.using.flags">Command Options</link> and
+ <link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Option-Summary.html">Machine
Dependent Options</link>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- An implementation of atomicity.h functions
- exists for the architecture in question. See the internals documentation for more <link linkend="internals.thread_safety">details</link>.
+ An implementation of the
+ <filename class="headerfile">atomicity.h</filename> functions
+ exists for the architecture in question. See the
+ <link linkend="internals.thread_safety">internals
+ documentation</link> for more details.
</para>
</listitem>
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