Re: the state of the concurrency branch

[Tom Tromey]

Eli>  . Finally, if condition variables are unavailable (they are a pain on
Eli>    Windows, since only the latest versions support them natively), is
Eli>    it still possible to have threads, just without some
Eli>    synchronization features?  Or are condition variables currently a
Eli>    must for the threading mechanism itself?

I think it would be better if all platforms supported the same primitives.

Condition variables can be implemented in a number of ways.
libjava already has a Windows port you can lift from.

Tom