#847: Threaded RTS problems on FreeBSD -----------------------------------+--------------------------------- Reporter: simonmar | Owner: simonmar Type: bug | Status: closed Priority: normal | Milestone: 6.4.3 Component: Runtime System | Version: 6.4.2 Resolution: fixed | Keywords: Operating System: FreeBSD | Architecture: Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: -----------------------------------+--------------------------------- Changes (by Ben Gamari <ben@…>): * failure: => None/Unknown Comment: In [changeset:"d8051c6cf08f02331f98fed7d5e88a95bd76e534/ghc" d8051c6/ghc]: {{{ #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc" revision="d8051c6cf08f02331f98fed7d5e88a95bd76e534" Use libpthread instead of libthr on FreeBSD Since #847 we have used libthr due to reported hangs with FreeBSD's KSE-based M:N pthread implementation. However, this was nearly 12 years ago and today libpthread seems to work fine. Moreover, adding -lthr to the linker flags break when used in conjunction with -r when gold is used (since -l and -r are incompatible although BFD ld doesn't complain). Test Plan: Validate on FreeBSD Reviewers: kgardas, austin Subscribers: rwbarton, thomie GHC Trac Issues: #847 Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D3773 }}} -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/847#comment:3> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler