Package: libc6 Version: 2.6.1-5 On hppa, GNU libc does not support mutexes which can span multiple address spaces. The following test program prints
pthread_condattr_setpshared(&condattr, PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED) pthread_mutexattr_setpshared(&mutexattr, PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED) indicating that this functionality is not supported. It works on amd64 and other architectures. #include <pthread.h> main() { pthread_cond_t cond; pthread_mutex_t mutex; pthread_condattr_t condattr; pthread_mutexattr_t mutexattr; #define X(cond) if (cond) puts("" #cond); X(pthread_condattr_init(&condattr)); X(pthread_condattr_setpshared(&condattr, PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED)); X(pthread_mutexattr_init(&mutexattr)); X(pthread_mutexattr_setpshared(&mutexattr, PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED)); X(pthread_cond_init(&cond, &condattr)); X(pthread_mutex_init(&mutex, &mutexattr)); X(pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex)); X(pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex)); X(pthread_mutex_destroy(&mutex)); X(pthread_cond_destroy(&cond)); X(pthread_condattr_destroy(&condattr)); X(pthread_mutexattr_destroy(&mutexattr)); } -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]