Simon Josefsson <si...@josefsson.org> writes: > I don't think it should reference _REENTRANT any more for modern > GNU/Linux system like Debian.
I think I may not have provided enough context, but indeed, that's the point of this bug and my proposed patch. > Thus, I would suggest simply saying this: > <p> > Libraries should be built with threading support and to be > thread-safe if the library supports this. > </p> Yes, that's what I'm proposing -- at a guess, you may have misread the diff? >> diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml >> index bad28af..1ffe148 100644 >> --- a/policy.sgml >> +++ b/policy.sgml >> @@ -7225,10 +7225,10 @@ INSTALL = install -s # (or use strip on the files in >> debian/tmp) >> for C files) will need to be compiled twice, for the normal >> case. >> </p> >> + >> <p> >> - You must specify the gcc option <tt>-D_REENTRANT</tt> >> - when building a library (either static or shared) to make >> - the library compatible with LinuxThreads. >> + Libraries should be built with threading support and to be >> + thread-safe if the library supports this. >> </p> >> >> <p> -- Russ Allbery (r...@debian.org) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87zky7kzir....@windlord.stanford.edu
