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+/**
+ * @file vp_os_thread_dep.h
+ * @author aurelien.morelle@parrot.fr
+ * @date 2006/12/15
+ */
+
+#ifndef _THREAD_INCLUDE_OS_DEP_
+#define _THREAD_INCLUDE_OS_DEP_
+
+
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+
+typedef pthread_t THREAD_HANDLE;
+typedef void *THREAD_PARAMS;
+typedef void *THREAD_RET;
+typedef THREAD_RET (*THREAD_ROUTINE) (THREAD_PARAMS);
+
+#define THREAD_RETURN(value) return ((void*)value)
+
+#endif // ! _THREAD_INCLUDE_OS_DEP_
+