Checked again, 2.3.999.2 seems not to be NTPL (nothing in changelog, no /lib/tls), but it works also without any zombies.
The version you mentioned that should fix the bug, 2.5-0exp1, does not compile on alpha, because (gcc 4.1): $ dpkg-buildpackage -b -rfakeroot ... running configure fragment for nptl/sysdeps/pthread checking for forced unwind support... no configure: error: forced unwind support is required make: *** [/home/thetaphi/libc-build/glibc-2.5/stamp-dir/configure_libc] Error 1 ----- Uwe Schindler H.-H.-Meier-Allee 63, D-28213 Bremen http://www.thetaphi.de eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]