Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 16:42:04 +0000 (UTC) From: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net> To: LI Xin <delphij@delphij.net> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADS UP: BIND 9.4.1 imported (no threading libs) Message-ID: <20070603164045.J38838@maildrop.int.zabbadoz.net> In-Reply-To: <4662EDC9.3020408@delphij.net> References: <46620099.4080007@FreeBSD.org> <1438422832.20070603120837@citrin.ru> <46627FF2.6030404@FreeBSD.org> <20070603090620.Q38838@maildrop.int.zabbadoz.net> <4662EDC9.3020408@delphij.net>
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On Mon, 4 Jun 2007, LI Xin wrote: > Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote: >> On Sun, 3 Jun 2007, Doug Barton wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >>> Anton Yuzhaninov wrote: >>>> Hello Doug, >>>> >>>> You wrote on Sunday, June 3, 2007, 3:43:21 AM: >>>> >>>> DB> After extensive testing, I've upgraded the BIND in the base to >>>> version >>>> DB> 9.4.1. This version contains a lot of performance improvements, >>>> DB> especially for threading, so I've re-enabled it by default. >>>> >>>> Is there knobs to build bind without threads? >>> >>> I wasn't planning to add one, but if someone can show me convincing >>> proof that it's needed, I will be glad to do so. >>> >>> Why would you not want it to be threaded? >> >> I haven't checked which part (apart from named) might need libpthread >> (or equivalent). One thing comes to my mind: >> having installations without a thread library installed as in >> WITHOUT_LIBC_R= >> WITHOUT_LIBPTHREAD= >> WITHOUT_LIBTHR= >> (or whatever an up-to-date current would be). >> >> I remember that at least pppctl is one of the few other programs >> that needs a threading library in base. > > I think this is somewhat OT (the original request was to build BIND > without threads support anyway), but to answer it, what about don't > letting the user to disable build of default threading library? bad idea, really bad idea. I am building lots of images without any threading library included;-) -- Bjoern A. Zeeb bzeeb at Zabbadoz dot NeT
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