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List:       openpkg-dev
Subject:    Re: [CVS] OpenPKG: openpkg-ui/fe/gui TODO configure.in
From:       "Ralf S. Engelschall" <rse () engelschall ! com>
Date:       2002-10-21 19:30:27
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On Mon, Oct 21, 2002, Michael Schloh von Bennewitz wrote:

> >>     Remove whitespace and a compiler-only link flag.
> >> [...]
> >>   -LIBS="$PTHREAD_CFLAGS $LIBS"
> >>   +LIBS="-pthread $LIBS"
> >> [...]
> >
> > Be careful, option -pthread exists mostly just on gcc.
> >
> I'm also not too happy about this change. I did it because our handy
> ACX_PTHREAD macro is failing to return '-pthread' as a linker flag, and
> FreeBSD builds are broken when using gcc without this flag.
>
> I therefore have to choose between two nasty hacks: (1) use CFLAGS
> (-DREENTRANT -pthread) when linking or (2) hardcode '-pthread' which seems to
> work in all OS with gcc. If you have a preference, or a better idea just let
> me know.

The best solution is to rewrite the ACX_PTHREAD macro to work correctly.
And until this macro is really working, another reason to kick it out
from our OpenPKG "autoconf" package... ;)

                                       Ralf S. Engelschall
                                       rse@engelschall.com
                                       www.engelschall.com
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