Don't forget about boost either. It's a great library that provides a great method to provide cross-platform usability and the chance for it becoming standardized later on. http://www.boost.org/doc/html/threads.html
Now you won't need to do #ifdef's, I only wish that Valve had used more of Boost and the STL in their code. Writing redundant data structures is pointless, especially when standards exist. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ignacio Martín Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 6:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Threading You could also write a simple http client library. The only thing that you have to know is the use of sockets (simple) and the http protocol specification. You would learn a lot! (this is one thing that I am doing now) If you decide to use the apache software, you should read the license. Basically it says that if you redistribute your software, you have to include a copy of the achache license with it. Regards, 2005/12/4, Jorge Rodriguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Lachlan Gunn wrote: > > >Hi, > >Is there a way in which I can spawn a thread in a cross-platform way? > >I'm making a ranking system, and would rather not force the client to > >wait for a response from the server or a timeout before changing maps. > > > >Also, what would be the best way to use HTTP from the mod? Is it > >possible to do this without #ifdef'ing code for Windows and Linux? > >-- > >Thanks, > >Lachlan > > > > > I recommend finding a library that does what you want. I think apr from > the Apache project at http://apr.apache.org does everything you're > talking about. From the apr website: > > "The mission of the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) project is to create > and maintain software libraries that provide a predictable and > consistent interface to underlying platform-specific implementations. > The primary goal is to provide an API to which software developers may > code and be assured of predictable if not identical behaviour regardless > of the platform on which their software is built, relieving them of the > need to code special-case conditions to work around or take advantage of > platform-specific deficiencies or features." > > As you can see from the documentation > http://apr.apache.org/docs/apr/modules.html it seems to handle threads > and networking, which is what you need to do the two things listed > above. Querying an HTTP server is as simple as opening port 80 on that > machine and writing the HTTP headers, then reading and parsing the > response. If you don't know what the HTTP headers are, read the HTTP RFC > specification! > > -- > Jorge "Vino" Rodriguez > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
