Re: libpthread check immature and broken

[Eric Blake]

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According to kordex - on 11/27/2009 6:33 AM:
> I found libpthread check broken on hpux and the cause is obvious.
> First of all it does not include <pthread.h> second of all invoking
> pthread_create() without arguments will cause an error. as third
> argument pthread_create must be under main().

Unfortunately, you are patching the wrong thing.  configure is a generated
script, your patch needs to touch the upstream file for things to make a
difference.  Furthermore, it looks like you are patching an AC_LINK_IFELSE
test, whose job is to determine whether there is an external symbol named
pthread_create that can be linked against (hence the re-declaration with
the odd signature), and not whether it can be called properly (the test
program being linked cannot be successfully run).  If you were patching an
AC_RUN_IFELSE test, it would make sense.

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Eric Blake             address@hidden
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