I am trying to find the document that specifies the standard for pthreads. I’ve seen various links which point to IEEE 1003.1c-1995 (i.e. Wikipedia or OpenGroup). However when I searched for this document on the IEEE standards site I eventually found this page which said “Superseded Standard.”
The IEEE page for 1003.1c-1995 did have a note that said: “Abstract not available. See ISO/IEC 9945-1.” Searching for that on Google led me to a page for ISO/IEC 9945-1:1996 but the status said “withdrawn.”
So my question is what is the current active standard for pthreads? Even better would be if there was a link to a free version of the standard, but it looks like most of the links I’ve seen for standards cost money. But I figure if I can find out the actual standard then I might try to see if I can access it through my school’s library. But first I want to know what document I should be looking for.
I believe you want ISO/IEC/IEEE 9945:2009 as it is newer than ISO/IEC 9945-1:1996 , which was revised ISO/IEC 9945-1:2003 and ISO/IEC/IEEE 9945:2009 revised that.
The following POSIX FAQ provides additional information, specifically relevant Q4. Where can I download the 1003.1 standard from? and includes links to a free HTML online version that requires registration here.