Re: Problems compiing with g++ / c++

[LLeweLLyn Reese <llewelly at lifesupport dot shutdown dot com>]

"Anthony R. Mattke" <tonhe at adelphia dot net> writes:

> I've just attempted recompling gcc 2.95.3.
> 
> I used this as my configure
> 
> --prefix=/usr
> --enable-shared 
> --with-gnu-ld
> --enable-threads
> --verbose
> --target=i386-slackware-linux
> --host=i386-slackware-linux
> --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/g++-3
> --with-local-prefix=/usr/local
> 
> now, compile g++ and c++ works great (AFAIK, mozilla is still compiling) but compiling some c source seems to be broken.
> 
> 
> Attempting to build glib (part of gtk/gnome) i ran into a problem running ./configure.. )
> 
> checking for pthread.h... yes
> checking for thread implementation... posix
> checking for pthread_attr_init in -lpthread... no
> checking for pthread_attr_init in -lpthreads... no
> checking for pthread_attr_init in -lthread... no
> checking for pthread_attr_init in -lc_r... no
> checking for pthread_attr_init... no
> checking for __d10_pthread_attr_init in -lthread... no
> checking for __pthread_attr_init_system in -lpthread... no
> configure: error: I can't find the libraries for the thread implementation
>                 posix. Please choose another thread implementation or
>                 provide information on your thread implementation.
>                 You can also run 'configure --disable-threads'
>                 to compile without thread support.
> 
> What in the world is going on now ? i set --enable-threads..

--enable-threads does not provide a threads library. Instead, it makes
  the C++ and objective-C runtimes compatible with threads. I suggest
  you install the linuxthreads package for your linux distro.