Enache still wants -pthread gone for FreeBSD 5.x

since it doesn't work with the latest -current.

p4raw-id: //depot/perl@21172

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/hints/freebsd.sh b/hints/freebsd.sh
index c1874469f2..901415e2a4 100644
--- a/hints/freebsd.sh
+++ b/hints/freebsd.sh
@@ -222,27 +222,18 @@ Consider using the latest STABLE release.
 EOM
 		 exit 1
 	      fi
-	      # In principle, on FreeBSD 4.X, you can dispense
-	      # with -pthread like this:
-	      # cc -o tt{,.c} -nostdlib -lc_r /usr/lib/crt1.o
-	      # On modern 5.X, however, one has to link with
-	      # BOTH libc and libc_r.
-	      # Using -pthread is just easier.
-	      # If one wants to link against an alternative
-	      # threads implementation (libthr, libpthread, etc),
-	      # one has to jump through a number of hoops anyway,
-	      # so no win there, so leave the -pthread in.
-	      # --Anton Berezin <tobez>
-	      ldflags="-pthread $ldflags"
 	      case "$osvers" in
 	      # Both in 4.x and 5.x gethostbyaddr_r exists but
 	      # it is "Temporary function, not threadsafe"...
 	      4.*)	d_gethostbyaddr_r="undef"
 			d_gethostbyaddr_r_proto="0"
+			ldflags="-pthread $ldflags"
 			;;
 	      5.*)	d_gethostbyaddr_r="undef"
 			d_gethostbyaddr_r_proto="0"
-
+			# no need for -pthread in 5.*
+			;;
+	      *)	ldflags="-pthread $ldflags"
 			;;
 	      esac
 	      ;;