**
** \legal
** Copyright (c) 2002 Robert B. Quattlebaum Jr.
+** Copyright (c) 2008 Chris Moore
**
** This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
** modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
/* === S T A R T =========================================================== */
-#ifndef __HANDLE__
-#define __HANDLE__
+#ifndef __ETL__HANDLE__
+#define __ETL__HANDLE__
/* === H E A D E R S ======================================================= */
#include "etl_config.h"
+// include the next line in an attempt to increase stability
+// it seems to make things much *less* stable on MS Windows
+#ifndef _WIN32
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBPTHREAD
+#define ETL_LOCK_REFCOUNTS
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#ifdef ETL_LOCK_REFCOUNTS
+# include "mutex"
+#endif
+
#include "_handle.h"
/* === E N D =============================================================== */