} else {
	if (flags & TCL_THREAD_JOINABLE) {
	    TclRememberJoinableThread(*idPtr);
	}

	/*
	 * The only purpose of this is to decrement the reference count so the
	 * OS resources will be reaquired when the thread closes.
	 * OS resources will be reacquired when the thread closes.
	 */

	CloseHandle(tHandle);
	LeaveCriticalSection(&joinLock);
	return TCL_OK;
    }
}

 *
 * TclpMasterLock
 *
 *	This procedure is used to grab a lock that serializes creation of
 *	mutexes, condition variables, and thread local storage keys.
 *
 *	This lock must be different than the initLock because the initLock is
 *	held during creation of syncronization objects.
 *	held during creation of synchronization objects.
 *
 * Results:
 *	None.
 *
 * Side effects:
 *	Acquire the master mutex.
 *

 *	This procedure is invoked to lock a mutex. This is a self initializing
 *	mutex that is automatically finalized during Tcl_Finalize.
 *
 * Results:
 *	None.
 *
 * Side effects:
 *	May block the current thread. The mutex is aquired when this returns.
 *	May block the current thread. The mutex is acquired when this returns.
 *
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------
 */

void
Tcl_MutexLock(
    Tcl_Mutex *mutexPtr)	/* The lock */

 *
 *	The mutex must be held when this procedure is called.
 *
 * Results:
 *	None.
 *
 * Side effects:
 *	May block the current thread. The mutex is aquired when this returns.
 *	May block the current thread. The mutex is acquired when this returns.
 *	Will allocate memory for a HANDLE and initialize this the first time
 *	this Tcl_Condition is used.
 *
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------
 */

void