From: Alexey Verkhovsky Date: 2007-09-06T04:21:48+09:00 Subject: Re: Ruby is much slower on linux when compiled with --enable-pthread? On 9/5/07, Sam Roberts wrote: > --enable-pthread is a misnomer - it doesn't cause ruby to use pthreads, > just to link against pthreads. You need this flag when you want to use other libraries linked with pthread within the same process. Database drivers, for example. -- Alexey Verkhovsky CruiseControl.rb [http://cruisecontrolrb.thoughtworks.com] RubyWorks [http://rubyworks.thoughtworks.com]