"-pthread" == "-lpthread" for shared libs in -CURRENT

[Jeremie Le Hen]

Hi,

On Sat, Jun 02, 2007 at 12:50:58PM +0300, Vladimir Kushnir wrote:
> > From old gcc specs:
> 
>  *lib:
>  %{!shared:
>  %{!pg: %{pthread:-lpthread} -lc}
>  %{pg:  %{pthread:-lpthread_p} -lc_p}
>  }
> 
>  Now:
> 
>  *lib:
>  %{!shared:
>  %{!pg: %{pthread:-lpthread} -lc}
>  %{pg:  %{pthread:-lpthread_p} -lc_p}
>  }
>  %{shared: %{pthread:-lpthread} -lc}
>  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>  Is this behaviour intended?

I take advantage of this thread to ask something I've always wanted to
understand but never have an explanation.

What prevented to link shared libraries against libc with the old GCC?

Thank you.
Best regards,
-- 
Jeremie Le Hen
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