diff --git a/wrap/system/multithreading/atomic_int.h b/wrap/system/multithreading/atomic_int.h
index 38df8e89..a4aad13a 100755
--- a/wrap/system/multithreading/atomic_int.h
+++ b/wrap/system/multithreading/atomic_int.h
@@ -1,16 +1,35 @@
-#include "../platform.h"
-
-#ifndef GC_ATOMIC_INT_H
-#define GC_ATOMIC_INT_H
+#ifndef _ATOMIC_INT_H
+#define _ATOMIC_INT_H
 
 #ifdef QT_CORE_LIB
+  #include <QAtomicInt>
+  namespace mt{
+  	typedef QAtomicInt atomicInt;
+  }
 
-#include <QAtomicInt>
-typedef QAtomicInt GAtomincInt;
+#elif defined(__APPLE__)
+#  include "atomic_int_apple.h"
 
-#elif defined(__GC_APPLE__) ??
-#  include "GCAtomicInt_apple.h"
+
+//generic implementation using mutexes
+#else
+#  include "atomic_int_generic.h"
 #endif
 
+/*
+#elif defined(_WIN32)
+#  include "atomic_int_win32.h"
 #endif
 
+#elif defined(__linux__)
+#  include "atomic_int_linux.h"
+#endif
+*/
+/*
+__linux__
+__unix__
+__posix__
+*/
+
+#endif // _ATOMIC_INT_H
+
diff --git a/wrap/system/multithreading/atomic_int_apple.h b/wrap/system/multithreading/atomic_int_apple.h
index 09f3c454..777dcae4 100755
--- a/wrap/system/multithreading/atomic_int_apple.h
+++ b/wrap/system/multithreading/atomic_int_apple.h
@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
-#ifndef GC_ATOMIC_INT_APPLE_H
+#ifndef _ATOMIC_INT_APPLE_H
 
-#define GC_ATOMIC_INT_APPLE_H
+#define _ATOMIC_INT_APPLE_H
 
 #include <libkern/OSAtomic.h>
 
 
 //http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Darwin/Reference/KernelIOKitFramework/OSAtomic_h/index.html
 
-class GCAtomicInt
+namespace mt{
+
+class atomicInt
 {
 public:
-	GCAtomicInt()
+	atomicInt()
 	{
-		_q_value = 0;
+		value = 0;
 	}
-	GCAtomicInt( int value )
+	atomicInt( int value )
 	{
-		_q_value = value;
+		value = value;
 	}
 
 	// atomic API
@@ -39,17 +41,17 @@ public:
 
 		int originalValue;
 		do { 
-			originalValue = _q_value;
-		} while (!OSAtomicCompareAndSwap32Barrier(originalValue, originalValue+valueToAdd, &_q_value));
+			originalValue = value;
+		} while (!OSAtomicCompareAndSwap32Barrier(originalValue, originalValue+valueToAdd, &value));
 		return originalValue;
 	}
 
 	/**
-	Atomically increments the value of this GCAtomicInt. 
+	Atomically increments the value of this atomicInt. 
 	Returns true if the new value is non-zero, false otherwise.*/
 	inline bool ref()
 	{
-		return OSAtomicIncrement32Barrier(&_q_value) != 0;
+		return OSAtomicIncrement32Barrier(&value) != 0;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ public:
 	Returns true if the new value is non-zero, false otherwise.*/
 	inline bool deref()
 	{
-		return OSAtomicDecrement32Barrier(&_q_value) != 0;
+		return OSAtomicDecrement32Barrier(&value) != 0;
 	}
 
 	inline bool testAndSetOrdered(int expectedValue, int newValue)
@@ -68,51 +70,52 @@ public:
 		// }
 		//return false;
 
-                return OSAtomicCompareAndSwap32Barrier(expectedValue, newValue, &_q_value);
+        return OSAtomicCompareAndSwap32Barrier(expectedValue, newValue, &value);
 	}
 
     // Non-atomic API
     inline bool operator==(int value) const
     {
-        return _q_value == value;
+        return value == value;
     }
 
     inline bool operator!=(int value) const
     {
-        return _q_value != value;
+        return value != value;
     }
 
     inline bool operator!() const
     {
-        return _q_value == 0;
+        return value == 0;
     }
 
     inline operator int() const
     {
-        return _q_value;
+        return value;
     }
 	   
-	inline GCAtomicInt &operator=(int value)
+	inline atomicInt &operator=(int value)
     {
-        _q_value = value;
+        value = value;
         return *this;
     }
 
 	inline bool operator>(int value) const
 	{
-		return _q_value > value;
+		return value > value;
 	}
 
 	inline bool operator<(int value) const
 	{
-		return _q_value < value;
+		return value < value;
 	}
 
 private:
-	volatile int _q_value;
+	volatile int value;
 
 };
 
+}//namespace
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/wrap/system/multithreading/atomic_int_generic.h b/wrap/system/multithreading/atomic_int_generic.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0dfab4ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wrap/system/multithreading/atomic_int_generic.h
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+#ifndef _ATOMIC_INT_GENERIC_H
+
+#define _ATOMIC_INT_GENERIC_H
+
+#include "mt.h"
+
+namespace mt{
+
+class atomicInt
+{
+public:
+	atomicInt()
+	{
+		value = 0;
+	}
+	atomicInt( int value )
+	{
+		value = value;
+	}
+
+	// atomic API
+
+	/**
+	Reads the current value of this QAtomicInt and then adds valueToAdd
+	to the current value, returning the original value.
+	*/
+	inline int fetchAndAddAcquire( int valueToAdd )
+	{
+		mutexlocker lock(m);
+		int originalValue = value;
+		value += valueToAdd;
+		return originalValue;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	Atomically increments the value of this atomicInt. 
+	Returns true if the new value is non-zero, false otherwise.*/
+	inline bool ref()
+	{
+		mutexlocker lock(m);
+		value++;
+		return value == 0;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	Atomically decrements the value of this QAtomicInt. 
+	Returns true if the new value is non-zero, false otherwise.*/
+	inline bool deref()
+	{
+		mutexlocker lock(m);
+		value--;
+		return value == 0;
+	}
+
+	inline bool testAndSetOrdered(int expectedValue, int newValue)
+	{
+		mutexlocker lock(m);
+		if (value == expectedValue) {
+			 value = newValue;
+			 return true;
+		 }
+		return false;
+	}
+
+    // Non-atomic API
+    inline bool operator==(int value) const
+    {
+        return value == value;
+    }
+
+    inline bool operator!=(int value) const
+    {
+        return value != value;
+    }
+
+    inline bool operator!() const
+    {
+        return value == 0;
+    }
+
+    inline operator int() const
+    {
+        return value;
+    }
+	   
+	inline atomicInt &operator=(int value)
+    {
+        value = value;
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+	inline bool operator>(int value) const
+	{
+		return value > value;
+	}
+
+	inline bool operator<(int value) const
+	{
+		return value < value;
+	}
+
+private:
+	volatile int value;
+	mutex m;
+
+};
+
+}//namespace
+
+#endif
+