Bug#475101: obsolete linuxthreads requirement

[Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>]

On Tue, Apr 08, 2008 at 08:22:10PM -0400, Joey Hess wrote:
> Package: debian-policy
> Version: 3.7.3.0
> Severity: normal
> 
>      You must specify the gcc option `-D_REENTRANT' when building a library
>      (either static or shared) to make the library compatible with
>      LinuxThreads.
> 
> AFAIK we don't use linuxthreads anymore, and I checked a few libraries and
> failed to find them using such a flag.

I think hppa still uses it.

The -D_REENTRANT might also be used in other libraries that can be
compiled to support threads or not.  But those might also be using some
other options.  I think we should just say that all libraries should
get build with thread support if they support it.


Kurt