gsoc_threads branch feedback

[Nat Tuck]

The main problem that would solidly block a merge at this point is the
lack of Windows support. I don't have a Windows dev machine handy, but
I'm pretty sure the branch won't even build on Windows.

If anyone's got a Windows box and wants to work on this, that'd be
really useful. Otherwise, I'll eventually have to pollute my gaming
box with visual studio and try to figure out Windows threads.

On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 7:50 AM, Andrew Whitworth <wknight8111 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I don't have time for any debugging, but do suggest that widespread
>> testing before merging would be useful.
>
> Agreed. There are obviously several issues which need to be addressed
> before we can think about merging. However, dealing with how this
> branch is going to work with the deprecation policy could take months,
> so it is worth some consideration now about how we are going to
> navigate that particular minefield.
>
> If we have to make substantial changes to the code in order to satisfy
> the requirements of the deprecation policy, we should know that
> earlier rather than later.
>
> --Andrew Whitworth
>