Switching from Zthreads to SDL_Threads or Pthreads

[h4zard]

Hate to create a new topic for this but since I have free time I figured I'd contribute to what has to be my favorite game of all time. How much work would it be to switch from zthreads to sdl_threads or pthreads ?, I have experience with sdl_threads but I haven't read through all of the source yet and figured a more prominent project developer would know what parts of the system utilizes zthreads? ,well besides authentication.

[AI-team]

0.4 already got ported from zthread to boost::thread

[h4zard]

I meant as far as 0.2.8 unless 0.4 has a sty+ct in which case I don't have a problem with using that so long as 0.2.8 clients won't be excluded.

[epsy]

Except for exceptional cases, there will be no more updates on 0.2.8, so there is no reason we would invest time into refactoring it to use boost::threads.

[h4zard]

Meant I would do the work epsy I just wanted to know how much threads are utilized and how much time and effort would I have to invest to refactor it to something more easily accessible and more common.

[Z-Man]

It's not much code to adapt, but threading is a very, very touchy issue. Even our code doesn't work 100% of the time. I would not want to integrate changes from non-members there.
(We do have a pthreads layer on 0.2.8, too, but it is untested and likely to be broken.)

[h4zard]

I understand Z-man, though I do have a good bit of experience with threading, would the developement team, mind if I were to redistribute it after I get it working, if I put a disclaimer that it would in no way be supported by you guys and that its not an official release ?

The main reason I want to do this is because 0.4 does not have the sty+ct Respawn patches yet.

[Lucifer]

I understand Z-man, though I do have a good bit of experience with threading, would the developement team, mind if I were to redistribute it after I get it working, if I put a disclaimer that it would in no way be supported by you guys and that its not an official release ?

If anybody had a problem with that, it wouldn't be protected by the GPL.

[h4zard]

ahh wasn't aware of that Lucifer, then again I never checked so I'm at fault there ;p, once 0.4 gets the sty respawn system if it does I'll be one happy tronner ;p