Re: How to build boost threads library on AIX 4.3.3 with VisualAge 5

From: robertpsather (tropostropos_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-09-16 04:35:55

--- In Boost-Users_at_y..., "John Maddock" <john_maddock_at_c...> wrote:

> Just defining BOOST_HAS_THREADS probably won't get things working - 
you need
> to set the right compiler switches to ensure that the compiler 
really is
> building multithreaded code, however Jam should do this for you, so 
my guess
> is that the vacc toolset description is wrong.  
<snip>
> The config system will still check for
> _REENTRANT and/or _MT etc to see if the compiler is in multi-thread 
mode, if
> vacpp sets some other define then let me know and I'll update the 
config
> system.
> 
> 
> John Maddock

When you run the Visual Age compiler in multi-thread mode it sets 
_THREAD_SAFE but not _MT or _REENTRANT.   How do I update the 
boost/jam configuration to recognise this?

Bob Sather
bob.sather_at_lloydstsb.omit_this_part.co.uk