/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb DCE_THREADS, Application Routines, pthread_detach  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

  NAME

      pthread_detach - Marks a thread object for deletion

  SYNOPSIS

      #include <pthread.h>

      int pthread_detach( pthread_t *thread );

  PARAMETERS

      thread                Thread object marked for deletion.

  DESCRIPTION

  The pthread_detach() routine indicates that storage for the specified
  thread is reclaimed when the thread terminates. This includes storage
  for the thread parameter's return value. If thread has not terminated
  when this routine is called, this routine does not cause it to ter-
  minate.

  Call this routine when a thread object is no longer referenced.  Addi-
  tionally, call this routine for every thread that is created to ensure
  that storage for thread objects does not accumulate.

  You cannot join with a thread after the thread has been detached.
  The results of this routine are unpredictable if the value of thread
  refers to a thread object that does not exist.

  RETURN VALUES

  If the function fails, errno may be set to one of the following values:

    Return   Error      Description
    _____________________________________________________________
     0                  Successful completion.

    -1      [EINVAL]    The value specified by thread is invalid.

    -1      [ESRCH]     The value specified by thread does not
                        refer to an existing thread.

  RELATED INFORMATION

      FUNCTIONS:  pthread_cancel
                  pthread_create
                  pthread_exit
                  pthread_join