--enable-pthreads option

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Out of curiosity, does the --enable-pthreads switch cause ruby threads
to use pthreads, or is the option there simply for linking against
pthreaded libraries?

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James F. Hranicky wrote:

Out of curiosity, does the --enable-pthreads switch cause ruby threads
to use pthreads, or is the option there simply for linking against
pthreaded libraries?

i was wondering this too, and also: if it’s really causing ruby threads
to use pthreads, will it work under windows? (i assume not).

thank you,

emmanuel

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Hi,

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In message “–enable-pthreads option” on 04/01/09, “James F. Hranicky” jfh@cise.ufl.edu writes:

Out of curiosity, does the --enable-pthreads switch cause ruby threads
to use pthreads, or is the option there simply for linking against
pthreaded libraries?

It makes Ruby linked with libpthread, and to use pthread internally,
to deal with extensions likned with libpthread. But it does not make
Ruby thread-safe, nor make Ruby thread use pthread.

						matz.