gcc option behaving funny

[Alexandre Oliva]

On Jun 29, 2001, Jan Mannekens <Jan.Mannekens@alcatel.be> wrote:

> I'm using gcc version 2.95.3 and when linking I use the -pthread option.

> On my Linux-PC I have no problem with that. When I build the same code
> on our DEC Alpha XP900

Which operating system is this DEC Alpha running?  If it's GNU/Linux,
it should work just the same.  If it's some other OS, the spelling of
the option may be different.  On some systems, it's -pthreads; on
others, it's -mthread or -mthreads.  On others, you have to
-D_REENTRANT and -lpthread explicitly.  It all depends on the way the
native compiler works; GCC attempts to accept the same options, for
compatibility.

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