Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 19:07:20 -0400 (AST) From: Craig Hawco <dest@syd.eastlink.ca> To: Daniel Eischen <eischen@vigrid.com> Cc: Jordan Hubbard <jkh@winston.osd.bsdi.com>, Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>, <current@FreeBSD.ORG>, <ports@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: HEADS UP: libc/libc_r changes require rebuild of threaded apps Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.31.0101241903540.39042-100000@process.dhs.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.1010124130841.12976A-100000@pcnet1.pcnet.com>
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On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Daniel Eischen wrote: > > Using -pthread will prevent linking to libc and only link to > libc_r. After the change I just committed, you need to link > to both libc_r and libc (in that order), just like you would > for a threaded application on just about any other OS (only > ours is called libc_r instead of libpthread). Why not just call it libpthread for the sake of consistancy with other OSes? I understand why it was called libc_r, but it no longer contains the libc functionality. I know we like being nonconformist, but sometimes consistancy is a Good Thing. --Craig To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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