Pthread.h on ATmega32 micrcontroller

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Programming the Atmel ATmega32 using embedded C does not support traditional threading due to its single CPU architecture. Instead, developers can simulate threading through interrupts. The avr-gcc compiler does not include support for pthreads, which leads to errors when attempting to use them. For multi-threading capabilities, a real-time operating system (RTOS) like BRTOS can be utilized, which is available under the MIT license. It's also possible that the ATmega328 may come pre-installed with a multi-threading OS, but this would depend on the specific software provided with the microcontroller.
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Ok This might be really stupid but I have been finding conflicting answers and getting very confused.

I am trying to program an Atmel ATmega32 using embedded C. This is my first time and I wanted to know if I can use threads in the programming.

Thanx!
 
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IIRC, most microcontrollers don't do threading. You can simulate it using interrupts, I believe.

Quick test of avr-gcc:
Code: 
me@linuxbox:~$ avr-gcc test.c
test.c:1:21: error: pthread.h: No such file or directory
 
Looking at atmel's documentation, it's a single cpu. If you want to do multi-threading you'll need to write or obtain a multi-threading operating system for the atmega328. The only operating system for the atmega328 I see in this wiki article is BRTOS, which is apparently free (MIT license).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_real-time_operating_systems

link to brtos from wiki article:

http://code.google.com/p/brtos/

It's also possible that your atmega328 came with software that included a multi-threading operating system.
 
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