Subj : Re: Linking without -lpthread doesn't fail??
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : David Schwartz
Date : Wed Oct 05 2005 01:13 pm


<dmarkh@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message 
news:1128531642.365986.132700@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...

> When I link a program that has pthread_* calls in it yet I forget to
> link with -lpthread the program links. It does not work and there is no
> indication other that the program not working that I did anything
> wrong. Why is that?

    The short answer is that if you break the rules, then things will break. 
The longer answer is that some operating systems provide stubs for the 
pthread_* functions in a (misguided?) effort to allow you to write code that 
works with or without the threading library.

    DS

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