[Plib-users] Re: ./configure opengl problem

[McEvoy, N. <nic...@ds...>]

Steve Baker wrote:
>Well, we've never needed to add pthread to the configure linkage for anyone else (and if
>we do it, it has to be for everyone).
>What version of Mesa are you running?  Did it come with your Linux distribution?

I installed XFree86-devel (XFree86-devel-4.2.0-72 RPM for i386) off my RedHat 8.0 CD.  XFree86-devel 'provided' Mesa-devel (I'm not sure what version ... I'll get back to you on that over the weekend).    

But I notice the 'latest' RedHat RPM for Mesa-devel is 3.4.2 ... and I see a comment about 'pthread' in the changelog:
* Mon Jun 04 2001 Mike A. Harris <mh...@re...> 3.4.2-1
  - Updated to Mesa 3.4.2, and got it to build properly with XFree86 4.0.3
  - Had to disable pthreads as 3.4.2 enables pthreads by default.
  - Updated Requires XFree86 = 4.0.3


>The odd thing is that I've seen that applications that use Mesa need pthreads - and
>all of my games link to it for that very reason.
>What I don't understand is how come we never had a problem with linking the mini-applications
>that the configure script generates.  How did that ever work in the past?

Don't ask me.  :)

I'll give Sebastian's suggestion (about adding a line in configure.in) a go this weekend and let you know how it goes.  I'll leave it to you (plib-devel) guys to decide if you need to handle this Mesa pthread issue in your config scripts ... as I'm only recently an ex-windoze user I'm a bit out of my depth (at the moment).

Once I get plib installed then I can build tux-kart (oh and port my own plib game & screensaver)!  :)

Nick