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diff --git a/FAQ.in b/FAQ.in index 1d8918a1a2..72f1212567 100644 --- a/FAQ.in +++ b/FAQ.in @@ -200,6 +200,22 @@ you first delete config.cache. some problems of this kind. The setting of CFLAGS is checked at the very beginning and if it is not usable `configure' will bark. +?? Why do I get messages about missing thread functions when I use + the librt? I don't even use threads. + +{UD} In this case you probably mixed up your installation of the libc. +The librt internally uses threads and it has implicit references to +the thread library. Normally these references are satisfied +automatically but if the thread library belonging to the librt is not +in the expected place one has to specify this place. When using GNU +ld it works like this: + + gcc -o foo foo.c -Wl,-rpath-link=/some/other/dir -lrt + +The `/some/other/dir' should contain the matching thread library and +`ld' will use the given path to find the implicitly referenced library +while not disturbing any other link path order. + ?? What's the problem with configure --enable-omitfp? {AJ} When --enable-omitfp is set the libraries are built without frame |