On Sat, 23 Aug 2003, John Maddock wrote: > > > One more thing: what exactly can go wrong with 1.30.0 if > > -pthread isn't used? Is it boost specific or a general thing > > (e.g. issues w/ respect to libstdc++)? > > A general thing - without this then: > > Your std lib is not thread safe. > Your C lib is not thread safe. > g++ will not emit thread safe exception handling code. > > Thus while for C programs enabling thread support is just a question of > linking to the right libraries, for C++ you also need to ensure that the > compiler "knows" that you want thread safe code.
IMHO it's not requirement to use -pthread on linux - especially when it's not documented. I think usage of -D_REENTRANT for compiling and -lpthread for linking should be enough. Cheers, Karel -- Karel Gardas [EMAIL PROTECTED] ObjectSecurity Ltd. http://www.objectsecurity.com _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
