+unsigned int Util::GetCurrentThreadID()
+{
+// FIXME the implementation is far from complete
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__BORLANDC__) || defined(__MINGW32__)
+ return (unsigned int)GetCurrentThreadId();
+#endif
+#ifdef __linux__
+ return 0;
+ // Doesn't work on fedora, but is in the man page...
+ //return (unsigned int)gettid();
+#endif
+#ifdef __sun
+ return (unsigned int)thr_self();
+#else
+ //default implementation
+ return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+unsigned int Util::GetCurrentProcessID()
+{
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__BORLANDC__) || defined(__MINGW32__)
+ // NOTE: There is also a _getpid()...
+ return (unsigned int)GetCurrentProcessId();
+#else
+ // get process identification, POSIX
+ return (unsigned int)getpid();
+#endif
+
+}
+