+/**
+ * Detaches a thread. When the specified thread completes, it will be
+ * automatically destroyed (in particular, its stack will be reclaimed),
+ * instead of waiting for another thread to call vlc_join(). If the thread has
+ * already completed, it will be destroyed immediately.
+ *
+ * When a thread performs some work asynchronously and may complete much
+ * earlier than it can be joined, detaching the thread can save memory.
+ * However, care must be taken that any resources used by a detached thread
+ * remains valid until the thread completes. This will typically involve some
+ * kind of thread-safe signaling.
+ *
+ * A thread may detach itself.
+ *
+ * @param handle thread handle
+ */
+void vlc_detach (vlc_thread_t handle)
+{
+ int val = pthread_detach (handle);
+ VLC_THREAD_ASSERT ("detaching thread");
+}
+