Re: [gtk-list] Re: ./configure fails on Slackware Linux

[Sebastian Wilhelmi <wilhelmi ira uka de>]

Hi, David 

> configure: warning: the 'g_get_(user_name|real_name|home_dir|tmp_dir)'
>   functions will not be MT-safe during their first call because
>   there is no 'getpwuid_r' on your system.
> 
> I pass it along for whatever it's worth.
> 
> Is this something I can correct?

No, but as you can see below, this link isn't a good idea. you should
configure with --disable-threads
 
> Is it related to the large disparity between the size of 
> libpthread-0.7.so between Slackware 3.6 (2.0.35),
> and Redhat 5.2 (2.0.36)?  I.e. on Slackware:
> 
> -rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root        49492 Oct 24 23:09 
>	/lib/libpthread-0.7.so
> 
> and on RedHat:
> 
> -rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root       198784 Oct 13 04:37 
>	/lib/libpthread-0.7.so
> 
> I am, for political reasons, constrained to use Slackware at the moment, 
> but am gathering ammunition (of which I already have a
> significant amount) for using RedHat.  Perhaps this is some more.
> 
> Do you know the reason for this large disparity?

No idea, but the result show, that there is something wrong.

> Then make failed.  I pass along the output of make, for whatever it's 
> worth.
> 

<<snip>>

so your thread system is seriously broken, if at all existant, that is.

use --disable-threads

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