[GLLUG] simple NPTL question

[Caleb Cushing]

http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-465799-highlight-glibc+nptl.html

glibc 2.4 doesn't even support linux threads I found several topics on nptl
and glibc in the gentoo forums...


On 6/2/06, Caleb Cushing <xenoterracide at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> nptl is superior to linux threads. I don't think it requires a specific
> kernel option. at somepoint linux threads will be removed from glibc. you
> may wish to enable nptlonly in the use flags so you don't have to compile
> glibc for both.
>
> here are my glibc flags.
>
>
> [ebuild   R   ] sys-libs/glibc-2.3.6-r3  USE="nls nptl nptlonly
> userlocales -build -erandom -glibc-compat20 -glibc-omitfp -hardened
> -linuxthreads-tls -pic -profile" 0 kB
>
> If I can I'll send you info links on NPTL in a little while. but I don't
> remember for sure where I read up on it. check wikipedia.
>
> On 6/2/06, Patrick Hawkins <phawk42 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > A program I'm compiling (Gentoo) requires NPTL support. I've switched
> > NPTL on in the options, but it still won't compile. Does NPTL require
> > a kernel module, then a recompile of glibc, before I can compile my
> > program? Please let me know if I'm missing anything here. I don't want
> > to go through the hassle of a new kernel if I can avoid it.
> >
> > -Patrick
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