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Date:      Fri, 28 Jun 1996 10:43:51 +0300 (EET DST)
From:      Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee>
To:        John Birrell <cimaxp1!jb@werple.net.au>
Cc:        FreeBSD.org!hackers@melb.werple.net.au
Subject:   Re: Threads for -stable
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.960628103807.26834A-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee>
In-Reply-To: <199606272144.HAA23519@melb.werple.net.au>

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On Fri, 28 Jun 1996, John Birrell wrote:

> > 
> > 
> > 	HI!
> > 
> > I know there is the threaded libc (libc_r) for -current but I would like 
> > to experiment with threads on -stable. Is it possible to take libc_r from 
> > -stable and bring it over to -stable? Or will it be overly big a task?
> 
> libc_r from -current should work with -stable. We use it with 2.1R. We
> *can't* use it with -current because of the pipe problems.
> 
> Be careful to compile both libc_r and your program against -current
> header files.

That is - pull over current headers to something like 
/usr/current-include and then change the Makefile of libc_r to use 
/usr/current-include instead of /usr/include or just temporarily swap the 
places (move include to another directory and use a symlink to reflect 
the current situation)?

	Sander

> 
> > 
> > If I only could get a machine to run -current on... But I quite don't 
> > have the courage to run -current on either of our 2 servers (which happen 
> > to be the only FreeBSD machines).
> > 
> > 	Sander
> > 
> 
> 
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> John Birrell                                CIMlogic Pty Ltd
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