From: Dick Davies <rasputnik@...>
Date: 2004-05-03T17:44:17+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby CVS can't use shared libs on NetBSD

* Dick Davies <rasputnik@hellooperator.net> [0515 00:15]:
> * Dick Davies <rasputnik@hellooperator.net> [0411 18:11]:
> > * ts <decoux@moulon.inra.fr> [0419 16:19]:
> > > >>>>> "D" == Dick Davies <rasputnik@hellooperator.net> writes:
> > > 
> > > D> Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libpthread.so.0...done.
> > > D> Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libpthread.so.0
> > > 
> > >  PostgreSQL was compiled with -lpthread ?
> > > 
> > >  In this case, you need to compile ruby with --enable-pthread
> > 
> > Ah, that falls over when miniruby dumps core trying to build digest-md5...
> > 
> > rasputin@lb:ruby$ make
> > compiling digest/md5
> > [1]   Illegal instruction (core dumped) ./miniruby ./ext...
> > *** Error code 132
> 
> Ack. Scrub that, that box has a ropey pthread install.
> Sorry for the noise, I'll try an --enable-pthread install of ruby again...

Just for the record, this is all working great now - ruby was linking against
gnu pthread instead of the system one.

On NetBSD, you need to change all the '-lpthread' flags in configure to just
'-pthread' - i.e. it's a compiler flag rather than a library.

Thanks for all the pointers.

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