+#include <pthread.h>
+#include "typedefs.h"
+
+/** The ThreadEngine class has the responsibility of initialising
+ * Thread derived classes. It does this by creating operating system
+ * level threads which are then associated with the class transparently.
+ * This allows Thread classes to be derived without needing to know how
+ * the OS implements threads. You should ensure that any sections of code
+ * that use threads are threadsafe and do not interact with any other
+ * parts of the code which are NOT known threadsafe! If you really MUST
+ * access non-threadsafe code from a Thread, use the Mutex class to wrap
+ * access to the code carefully.
+ */
+class CoreExport ThreadEngine