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> 
> On Monday, May 12, 2003, at 04:17  PM, Tuc wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Want my /usr/ports/lang/perl5.6 to compile with threads, and wondered 
> > what I need to install to get WITH_THREADS to be defined.
> 
> The perl port doesn't have an option to easily compile with threads 
> (for whatever reason), but the perl5.8 port does. 
>
	Sorry, meant 5.8, not 5.6
>
> Without looking too 
> much into it, you may be able to shove this bit into the perl port's 
> Makefile:
> 
> .if defined(WITH_THREADS)
> CONFIGURE_ARGS+=        -Dusethreads=y
> PKGNAMESUFFIX=          -threaded
> .else
> CONFIGURE_ARGS+=        -Dusethreads=n
> .endif
> 
> Then run:
> 
> 	# make -DWITH_THREADS install
>
	No, its already there in 5.8 . I was thinking that maybe there was
something I needed to install that would set the "WITH_THREADS". Usually
when something has a "-DXXXXXXX" it states it as you compile. I didn't see
that.
> 
> In /usr/ports/lang/perl.  If it doesn't work, either email the perl 
> port maintainer, or use the perl5.8 port if you can.
> 
	Thanks, will try!

		Tuc/TTSG Internet Services, Inc.