NAME

    pthread_equal - Compares one thread identifier to another thread
                    identifier.

 SYNOPSIS

     #include <pthread.h>

     equal = pthread_equal( pthread_t *thread1,
                             pthread_t thread2 );

 PARAMETERS

     thread1                The first thread identifier to be compared.

     thread2                The second thread identifier to be
 			   compared.

 DESCRIPTION

 This routine compares one thread identifier to another thread identi-
 -fier.(This routine does not check whether the objects that corres-
 -pond to the identifiers currently exist.) If the identifiers have
 values indicating that they designate the same object, 1 (true) is
 returned. If the values do not designate the same object, 0 (false) is
 returned.

 This routine is implemented as a C macro.

 RETURN VALUES

 Possible return values are as follows:

    Return   Error   Description
    __________________________________________________
     0               Values of thread1 and thread2 do not designate the
                     same object.

     1               Values of thread1 and thread2 designate the same
 		    object.

 EXAMPLES

     equal = pthread_equal (thread1, thread2)

 RELATED INFORMATION

     FUNCTIONS: pthread_create