1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/mit-pthreads/pthreads/init.cc b/mit-pthreads/pthreads/init.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..24a131a60a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mit-pthreads/pthreads/init.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+/*
+ * DO not delete this file. The hack here ensures that pthread_init() gets 
+ * called before main does. This doesn't fix everything. It is still 
+ * possible for a c++ module to reley on constructors that need pthreads.
+ */
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+char __pthread_init_hack = 42;