* Added a new Compiler Switch (MSVC_EXPRESS) to enable Netgen to be compiled using the Express Editions of Microsoft Visual C++

libsrc/general/parthreads.hpp

@@ -28,6 +28,61 @@ public:
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 
+#ifdef MSVC_EXPRESS
+// #include <pthread.h>
+
+class NgMutex
+{
+  pthread_mutex_t mut;
+public:
+  NgMutex ()
+  {
+    pthread_mutex_init (&mut, NULL);
+   }
+  friend class NgLock;
+};
+
+class NgLock
+{
+  pthread_mutex_t & mut;
+  bool locked;
+public:
+  NgLock (NgMutex & ngmut, bool lock = false)
+    : mut (ngmut.mut)
+  {
+    if (lock)
+      pthread_mutex_lock (&mut);
+
+    locked = lock;
+  };
+
+  ~NgLock()
+  {
+    if (locked)
+      pthread_mutex_unlock (&mut);
+  }
+
+  void Lock ()
+  {
+    pthread_mutex_lock (&mut);
+    locked = true;
+  }
+  void UnLock ()
+  {
+    pthread_mutex_unlock (&mut);
+    locked = false;
+  }
+  /*
+  int TryLock ()
+  {
+    return pthread_mutex_trylock (&mut);
+  }
+  */
+};
+
+#else // Using MS VC++ Standard / Enterprise / Professional edition...
+
+
 class NgMutex
 {
   CCriticalSection cs;
@@ -68,6 +123,8 @@ public:
   }
 };
 
+#endif // MSVC_EXPRESS
+
 #else
 
 

libsrc/include/mystdlib.h

@@ -62,17 +62,23 @@ namespace metis { extern "C" {
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 # define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 # ifndef NO_PARALLEL_THREADS
-#  include <afxwin.h>
+#  ifdef MSVC_EXPRESS
-#  include <afxmt.h>
+#   include <pthread.h>
+#  else
+#   include <afxwin.h>
+#   include <afxmt.h>
+#  endif // MSVC_EXPRESS
 # endif
 # include <windows.h>
 # undef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 # include <winnt.h>
 
-#else
+#else // Not using MC VC++
+
 # ifndef NO_PARALLEL_THREADS
 #  include <pthread.h>
-# endif
+# endif
+
 #endif