hello again. i searched the archives. i found this: http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/1998-07/msg00618.html it states that cygwin is not multithread ready. i dont think that is still the case, but i wouldnt mind confirmation. why doesnt cygwin support {begin,end}thread? ps: i also recently got some ctype errors, and i think it is either solved by using -mno-cygwin or not using it. i solved my problem and moved on, but i would like to know why the happens. might be because its not (or improperly declared)?? -- etoffi -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com