From: Roger Pack <rogerpack2005@...>
Date: 2008-11-08T06:36:23+09:00
Subject: Re: Poor performance of Ruby 1.8.7 when installed with MacPorts

> Could someone explain this to to me. I checked the macports page a few 
> days back and it said it disables/deletes -enable-pthreads due to some 
> bug. So does that not mean that it's not there. As pointed above, it 
> uses thread_hooks instead.

apparently somebody said that the most recent macport of it now compiles 
with pthreads disabled.

> 
> 1. Is there any commandline option or other way of my ascertaining 
> whether my install uses pthreads or not.

from [1]
Maybe try with "ldd" on the ruby binaries--can't remember what the mac 
equivalent is but it exists.


> Another newb question:
> 
> 2. One of the prev posts suggests altering config.h and running 
> ./configure. However, if one is using sudo port install how does one do 
> this? I do not have a "configure" in my ruby folder and my config.h 
> (/opt/local/var/macports/software/ruby/1.8.7-p22_3+darwin_9_powerpc+thread_hooks/opt/local/lib/ruby/1.8/powerpc-darwin9.4.0/config.h) 
> does not contain GETCONTEXT.

If you install it from source you should be able to get at it 
right...not sure using macports.

GL.
-=R

[1] 
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/browse_thread/thread/a31872d447e867cb/40a92a28e9e03793
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