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Re: libc6: NPTL or linuxthreads



On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 01:22:22PM +0200, Frederique Silber-Chaussumier wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> I noticed incoherent results between /lib/libc.so.6 and getconf. libc6
> suggests that I am using Linuxthreads while getconf suggests that I am
> using NPTL. Which one is the correct answer?
> 

It actually depends on your kernel. With a 2.6 kernel,
/lib/tls/libc.so.6 is used, which is an NPTL version of the library.
With a 2.4 kernel, /lib/libc.so.6 which is used which is a linuxthreads
version of the library.

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