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Date:      Fri, 22 Jan 1999 15:34:06 -0500 (EST)
From:      Alfred Perlstein <bright@hotjobs.com>
To:        "Richard Seaman, Jr." <dick@tar.com>
Cc:        freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Using LinuxThreads
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901221525220.55154-100000@bright.fx.genx.net>
In-Reply-To: <19990122135521.J92540@tar.com>

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On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Richard Seaman, Jr. wrote:

> > *confused look*
> > 
> > somehow even though i've been trying to follow this thread i got lost.
> > 
> > questions:
> > 1) are 'linuxthreads' enabled by defualt now?
> 
> The terminology is a little confusing.  There's "linuxthreads" for those
> running linux apps in FreeBSD using the linux emulation modules.  Then,
> there's a port of linuxthreads to FreeBSD which runs natively, ie. no
> linux emulation, and gives 1-1 kernel threading to apps that link to
> it.
> 
> Both require some options to be turned on for kernel/world builds that
> are not on by default.  (see http://lt.tar.com)  Julian Elischer has
> agreed to commit the patches to remove the options and make the code
> change permanent, when I send him the patches.  I'll send him the patches
> as soon as I can test them after a "make world", which I'll do as soon
> as the libcrypt build problems are fixed.

awesome, btw, it seems that make world is also broken on libkvm.

> > 3) when it's decided can someone explain how to use this stuff nativly?
> 
> See http://lt.tar.com .  I also have some patches for squid, glib and I'm
> working on gimp to compile using the FreeBSD port of linuxthreads.  Others
> have had success in varying degress with NSPR (mozilla), ACE and others.

will do.

> 
> -- 
> Richard Seamman, Jr.          email: dick@tar.com
> 5182 N. Maple Lane            phone: 414-367-5450
> Chenequa WI 53058             fax:   414-367-5852
> 

Alfred Perlstein - Programmer, HotJobs Inc. - www.hotjobs.com
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