Re: glib and threads

[Sebastian Wilhelmi <wilhelmi ira uka de>]

Hallo Stefan,

> I want to compile glib-1.2.8 with thread suport on my linux-2.x system
> (x= 0.38 or 2.17, or 2.4.pre...) with libc5.4.46 an linuxthreads-0.71.
> 
> ./configure reveals
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> checking for pthread.h... yes
> checking for thread implementation... posix
> checking for pthread_attr_init in -lpthread... yes
> checking necessary linker options... -lpthread
> checking necessary compiler options...  -D_REENTRANT
> checking for localtime_r... yes
> checking for rand_r... no
> checking for getpwuid_r... no
> checking whether pthread_getspecific is posix like... yes
> checking whether pthread_mutex_trylock is posix like... yes
> checking whether pthread_cond_timedwait is posix like... yes
> configure: warning: the 'g_get_(user_name|real_name|home_dir|tmp_dir)'
>                 functions will not be MT-safe during their first call
> because
>                 there is no working 'getpwuid_r' on your system.
> checking size of pthread_mutex_t... 24
> checking byte contents of pthread_mutex_t...
> 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
> checking system definitions for POLLIN POLLOUT POLLPRI POLLERR POLLHUP
> POLLNVAL... done
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> ops a warning, in which library is getpwuid_r (and rand_r) supposed to
> be implemented?  where can I get it, I can get it?
> 
> thanks for any help.
> 
> oh, and please also "cc:" to me (schaecsn gmx de) if not already done
> automatically because I have not subcribed to the mailing list.

This functions should be in libc. But as you prefer to use a prehistoric libc
(2,5 years old), you get what you deserve. Change to libc6 aka glibc2. Besides
this is just a warning and means exactly what it says.

Ciao,
Sebastian
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