[Iftop-users] iftop build fials: POSIX threads in NetBSD

Chris Lightfoot chris at ex-parrot.com
Mon, 17 Nov 2003 19:44:05 +0000


On Sun, Nov 16, 2003 at 04:27:48PM -0600, John Thompson wrote:
> I'm trying to build iftop on my NetBSD-1.6.1 machine, but the config
> script dies with a complaint about POSIX threads:
> 
>         [...]
> 
> checking pcap.h usability... yes
> checking pcap.h presence... yes
> checking for pcap.h... yes
> checkingfor a curses library containing mvchgat... -lncurses
> checking how to compile a working program with POSIX threads... no idea
> configure: error: can't figure out how to compile with POSIX threads
>   If your system actually supports POSIX threads, this means we've
> messed up.
> 
> Has anyone else tried building iftop for NetBSD or have any experience
> with POSIX threads in NetBSD?

can you send the relevant section of config.log (should be
near the end and mention config/pthread.c).

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