On Saturday 23 August 2003 07:18 am, John Maddock wrote: > > One more thing: what exactly can go wrong with 1.30.0 if > > -pthread isn't used? Is it boost specific or a general thing > > (e.g. issues w/ respect to libstdc++)? > > A general thing - without this then: > > Your std lib is not thread safe. > Your C lib is not thread safe. > g++ will not emit thread safe exception handling code. > > Thus while for C programs enabling thread support is just a question of > linking to the right libraries, for C++ you also need to ensure that the > compiler "knows" that you want thread safe code. >
You mean I can't just run bjam with no options and get the libs built with thread support? I need to add a command-line option? I am updating my RPM package for 1.30.2, and I'd like to make sure this is correct, and I will forward this to Redhat (they now have a boost rpm).
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