Re: [RFA] AiX: enable thread support only if libpthdebug is recent enough

[Kevin Buettner <kevinb at redhat dot com>]

On Nov 27,  9:18pm, Joel Brobecker wrote:

> The build is broken for me on AiX 4.3.2.0 because aix-thread.c assumes
> a more recent version of lib pthdebug that is actually installed. I have
> therefore made the following changes to enable the thread support only
> if the pthread debug lib is at least version 3. 
> 
> I know the build works with version 3, and it may be that it works for
> version 2 as well. But I can't check this, so I played it safe for now.
> If it turns out that it works with version 2 as well, then we can very
> easily change it.
> 
> Since the build is also broken on the 5.3 branch for the same reason, 
> I suggest this patch be applied to the 5.3 branch as well.
> 
> 2002-11-27  J. Brobecker  <brobecker@gnat.com>
> 
>         * configure.in: Check that the pthdebug library is recent enough
>         before enable thread support on native AiX.
>         * configure: Regenerate.
> 
>         * config/powerpc/aix432.mh (NATDEPFILES): Remove aix-thread.o
>         from the list of object files as it is now appended by configure
>         if thread support is enabled.
>         (NAT_CLIBS): Removed as -lpthdebug is also appended by configure
>         if thread support is enabled.
> 
> Ok to commit? Ok for 5.3 as well?
> (I did not include the diff for configure, as this is a generated file)

I see that this has been approved and checked in.

Would you mind adding a comment to aix432.mh which indicates that
aix-thread.o is pulled in via configure?

Thanks!

Kevin