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From:
The Doctor
Date:
July 25, 2009 15:38
Subject:
Re: any 5.10.1 showstoppers?
Message ID:
20090725223830.GA27404@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca
On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 03:13:49PM +0100, Dave Mitchell wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 07:58:50AM -0600, The Doctor wrote:
> > For the BSD/OS hints file  , please place
> > 
> > # This script UU/usethreads.cbu will get 'called-back' by Configure
> > # after it has prompted the user for whether to use threads.
> > cat > UU/usethreads.cbu <<'EOCBU'
> > case "$usethreads" in
> > $define|true|[yY]*)
> >         case "$osvers" in
> >         3.*|4.*)        ccflags="-D_REENTRANT -D_THREAD_SAFE -pthread $ccflags"
> >             ;;
> >         *)   cat <<EOM >&4  
> 
> By "place", I assume you mean add " -D_THREAD_SAFE -pthread" to
> ccflags in the existing hints/bsdos.sh file? (A diff or patch is much to be
> prefered here than just quotiong a chuinck of code).
> 
> So, what effect would this change have? That is to say, I'm looking for a
> brief description I can use for a commit message.
> 
>

This wiill actual get BSD/OS to work properly
with Posix threads.

Any others with similir suggestions?

Also you need the -D_RENTRANT
 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Dave's first rule of Opera:
> If something needs saying, say it: don't warble it.

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