nPth是一种非先占式多任务线程实现，它设计在现代操作系统中取代GNU Pth。相比之下，GNU Pth是基于操作系统标准的线程实现，因此nPth的库不兼容于GNU Pth。
using an API very similar to the one known from GNU Pth. It has been designed as a replacement of GNU Pth for non-ancient operating systems. In contrast to GNU Pth is is based on the system’s standard threads implementation. Thus nPth allows the use of libraries which are not compatible to GNU Pth.
