Merge branch 'develop' of https://github.com/HerbertKoelman/cpp-pthread into develop

Author: HerbertKoelman

Makefile.in

@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@ PTHREADLIB=libcpp-pthread.a
 all: 
 	cd src && $(MAKE) clean all
 
-dist: 
-	cd src && $(MAKE) dist
-	tar cf - bin udataobj locale doc | gzip -c > distrib/$(PACKAGE)
+pkg: 
+	tar cf - ./  | gzip -c > distrib/$(PACKAGE)
 
 globber:clean
-	$(RM) -R Makefile autom4te.cache config.log config.status configure
-	cd src && $(MAKE) globber
+	-$(RM) -R Makefile autom4te.cache config.log config.status 
+	-(cd src && $(MAKE) globber)
 
 clean:
 	cd src && $(MAKE) clean

README.md

@@ -16,16 +16,25 @@ Install moves files into your system's default localtion of headers and librarie
 configure --prefix=/usr/local
 ```
 
-[Documentation](http://herbertkoelman.github.io/cpp-pthread/doc/html/) can be generated with this command:
+[Doxygen documentation](http://herbertkoelman.github.io/cpp-pthread/doc/html/) can be generated with this command:
 ```
 make doxygen
 ...
 ```
 
+The target `pkg` will produce au tar.gz.
+
 This command creates a `doc` directory wich will contain the generated documentation.
 
 > **warning** generating documentation requires that doxygen is installed.
 
+The confugre file is not versionned, therefore it is required to run `autoconf` to generate one
+```
+autoconf
+( cd src && autoconf )
+( cd tests && autoconf )
+```
+
 ### How to use it
 
 Once compiled and installed in a location that suites you, use your compiler options to reference the headers and the libraries directory. In almoast all casses you can:

include/pthread/thread.hpp

@@ -223,8 +223,14 @@ namespace pthread {
   public:
     virtual ~abstract_thread();
 
+    /** start running the `run()` method in a new thread.
+     */
     void start();
 
+    /** joins this thread.
+     *
+     * an exception is thrown if deadlock condition are detected.
+     */
     int join() { return _thread->join() ;};
 
   private:

src/Makefile.in

@@ -44,11 +44,8 @@ libcpp-pthread.a: $(OBJECTS)
 	${AR} ${LIBDIR}/$@ $(OBJECTS)
 	$(RANLIB) ${LIBDIR}/$@
 
-dist:
-	$(MV) $(TARGETS) $(BINDIR)
-    
 globber: clean
-	$(RM) -R Makefile autom4te.cache config.log config.status configure
+	-$(RM) -R Makefile autom4te.cache config.log config.status 
 
 clean:
 	${RM} *.o core *.a

tests/configure.ac

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $CFLAGS"
 
 # Checks for libraries.
 AC_CHECK_LIB([pthread], [pthread_create],[],[AC_ERROR([missing pthread library.])])
-AC_CHECK_LIB([cpp-pthread], [cpp_pthread_version],[],[AC_ERROR([missing cpp-thread library.])])
+#AC_CHECK_LIB([cpp-pthread], [cpp_pthread_version],[],[AC_ERROR([missing cpp-thread library.])])
 
 # Checks for header files.
 #AC_HEADER_STDC