Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 04:31:22 -0500 From: Jim Bryant <kc5vdj@yahoo.com> To: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> Cc: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/30474: Cannot build audio/grip if devel/pth is installed Message-ID: <3B9C886A.3070700@yahoo.com> References: <200109100850.f8A8o1a51173@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Peter Pentchev wrote:
> The following reply was made to PR ports/30474; it has been noted by GNATS.
>
> From: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net>
> To: Christopher Elkins <chrise@scardini.com>
> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
> Subject: Re: ports/30474: Cannot build audio/grip if devel/pth is installed
> Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 11:44:05 +0300
>
> On Sun, Sep 09, 2001 at 06:30:23PM -0700, Christopher Elkins wrote:
> >
> > >Number: 30474
> > >Category: ports
> > >Synopsis: Cannot build audio/grip if devel/pth is installed
> > >Originator: Christopher Elkins
> > >Release: FreeBSD 4.3-RELEASE i386
> > >Organization:
> > >Environment:
> > FreeBSD tlon 4.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.3-RELEASE #11: Mon Sep 3 17:49:01 PDT 2001 root@tlon:/usr/src/sys/compile/TLON i386
> > >Description:
> > If devel/pth is already installed, building audio/grip fails with undefined references to pthread functions (e.g., __pthread_detach, __pthread_fork).
>
> It's not only audio/grip that fails; *many* threaded applications will
> fail if the devel/pth port is installed, including, IIRC, nearly all
> the KDE and Gnome ports. In short, the devel/pth port is not really
> compatible with ports maintained for the FreeBSD native threads library.
> "Fixing" that would probably be next to impossible - maintaining two
> sets of patchfiles for each port which uses threads :)
>
> G'luck,
> Peter
linuxthreads is another known offender...
jim
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