Kurt Roeckx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 09:28:03AM +0200, Simon Josefsson wrote: >> Kurt Roeckx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> > On Tue, Apr 08, 2008 at 08:22:10PM -0400, Joey Hess wrote: >> >> Package: debian-policy >> >> Version: 3.7.3.0 >> >> Severity: normal >> >> >> >> You must specify the gcc option `-D_REENTRANT' when building a >> >> library >> >> (either static or shared) to make the library compatible with >> >> LinuxThreads. >> >> >> >> AFAIK we don't use linuxthreads anymore, and I checked a few libraries and >> >> failed to find them using such a flag. >> > >> > I think hppa still uses it. >> > >> > The -D_REENTRANT might also be used in other libraries that can be >> > compiled to support threads or not. But those might also be using some >> > other options. I think we should just say that all libraries should >> > get build with thread support if they support it. >> >> Do you have any references to the hppa case (in particular, does it >> affect glibc/debian on hppa?), and which these libraries are? > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2008/03/msg00367.html > > says: >> - All Linux platforms except hppa have switched to NPTL. 2.4 kernels >> are not supported anymore.
Thanks. But does LinuxThreads need -D_REENTRANT today? The links to the gnulib list I gave suggested that it isn't necessary, but without knowing exactly what to test it is difficult to know for sure. I don't know much about thread stuff, but my hope is that we could derive some concrete explanation of what breaks if you don't add -D_REENTRANT when building debian packages. That would make it possible to come back to this text later and evaluate whether the reasons for having the text are still valid. /Simon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
