-# threadlib.m4 serial 3 (gettext-0.18)
-dnl Copyright (C) 2005-2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# threadlib.m4 serial 4 (gettext-0.18)
+dnl Copyright (C) 2005-2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
[if test -n "$gl_use_threads_default"; then
gl_use_threads="$gl_use_threads_default"
else
+changequote(,)dnl
case "$host_os" in
dnl Disable multithreading by default on OSF/1, because it interferes
dnl with fork()/exec(): When msgexec is linked with -lpthread, its
dnl child process gets an endless segmentation fault inside execvp().
+ dnl Disable multithreading by default on Cygwin 1.5.x, because it has
+ dnl bugs that lead to endless loops or crashes. See
+ dnl <http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2009-08/msg00283.html>.
osf*) gl_use_threads=no ;;
+ cygwin*)
+ case `uname -r` in
+ 1.[0-5].*) gl_use_threads=no ;;
+ *) gl_use_threads=yes ;;
+ esac
+ ;;
*) gl_use_threads=yes ;;
esac
+changequote([,])dnl
fi
])
if test "$gl_use_threads" = yes || test "$gl_use_threads" = posix; then