https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=61841
Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|UNCONFIRMED |ASSIGNED Last reconfirmed| |2014-07-18 Assignee|unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org |redi at gcc dot gnu.org Ever confirmed|0 |1 --- Comment #1 from Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> --- Created attachment 33143 --> https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=33143&action=edit force dependency on pthread_create Something like this would force the user to link to libpthread (turning a runtime error into a linktime error) and would force the linker to pull in the required symbol.