117 <li><p>connect with the file server before file operations</p></li>

   117 <li><p>connect with the file server before file operations</p></li>

   118 <li><p>connect with the socket server for socket-related operation</p></li>

   118 <li><p>connect with the socket server for socket-related operation</p></li>

   119 <li><p>connect to the communication server before serial communication operation</p></li>

   119 <li><p>connect to the communication server before serial communication operation</p></li>

   120 </ul></p><p>P.I.P.S. eliminates all these operations. P.I.P.S. allows the

   120 </ul></p><p>P.I.P.S. eliminates all these operations. P.I.P.S. allows the

   121 user to code, as if it were done for the UNIX or Linux environment and lets

   121 user to code, as if it were done for the UNIX or Linux environment and lets

   123 <section id="GUID-AFAE7FDA-8829-4FF7-991F-D65EBAA652F2"><title>Thread creation</title><p>This

   123 <section id="GUID-AFAE7FDA-8829-4FF7-991F-D65EBAA652F2"><title>Thread creation</title><p>This

   124 section deals with thread creation in the UNIX and Symbian platform environments.</p><codeblock xml:space="preserve">/* Thread creation in UNIX environment*/

   124 section deals with thread creation in the UNIX and Symbian platform environments.</p><codeblock xml:space="preserve">/* Thread creation in UNIX environment*/

   125    void* ThreadEntryPoint( void* aParam );

   125    void* ThreadEntryPoint( void* aParam );

   126    int exitReason = 0;

   126    int exitReason = 0;

   127    int retVal  = 0;

   127    int retVal  = 0;

   130    pthread_attr_init(&threadAttr);

   130    pthread_attr_init(&threadAttr);

   131    retVal = pthread_create(&threadID, &threadAttr, ThreadEntryPoint, (void*)NULL );

   131    retVal = pthread_create(&threadID, &threadAttr, ThreadEntryPoint, (void*)NULL );

   132    if(retVal == 0) {

   132    if(retVal == 0) {

   133        retVal = pthread_join(threadID1, (void**)&exitReason);

   133        retVal = pthread_join(threadID1, (void**)&exitReason);

   134    }

   134    }

   136   TInt ThreadEntryPoint( TAny* aData );

   136   TInt ThreadEntryPoint( TAny* aData );

   137   …

   137   …

   138   RThread thread;

   138   RThread thread;

   139   thread.Create(_L("MY-THREAD"), ThreadEntryPoint, 4096, NULL, NULL);

   139   thread.Create(_L("MY-THREAD"), ThreadEntryPoint, 4096, NULL, NULL);

   140   TRequestStatus stat;

   140   TRequestStatus stat;