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#
# Begin pthreads checking.
#
# First, decide whether to use multithreading or not.
#
# Enable multithreading by default on systems where it is known
# to work well, and where debugging of multithreaded programs
# is supported.
#

AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether to build with thread support)

case $host in
*-dec-osf*)
	use_threads=true ;;
[*-solaris2.[0-6]])
	# Thread signals are broken on Solaris 2.6; they are sometimes
	# delivered to the wrong thread.
	use_threads=false ;;
*-solaris*)
	use_threads=true ;;
*-ibm-aix*)
	use_threads=true ;;
*-hp-hpux10*)
	use_threads=false ;;
*-hp-hpux11*)
	use_threads=true ;;
*-sgi-irix*)
	use_threads=true ;;
*-sco-sysv*uw*|*-*-sysv*UnixWare*)
        # UnixWare
	use_threads=false ;;
*-*-sysv*OpenUNIX*)
        # UnixWare
	use_threads=true ;;
*-netbsd*)
	if test -r /usr/lib/libpthread.so ; then
	    use_threads=true
	else
	    # Socket I/O optimizations introduced in 9.2 expose a
	    # bug in unproven-pthreads; see PR #12650
	    use_threads=false
	fi
	;;
*-openbsd*)
	# OpenBSD users have reported that named dumps core on
	# startup when built with threads.
	use_threads=false ;;
*-freebsd*)
	use_threads=false ;;
*-bsdi[234]*)
	# Thread signals do not work reliably on some versions of BSD/OS.
	use_threads=false ;;
*-bsdi5*)
	use_threads=true ;;
*-linux*)
   	# Threads are disabled on Linux by default because most
	# Linux kernels produce unusable core dumps from multithreaded
	# programs, and because of limitations in setuid().
	use_threads=false ;;	
*)
	use_threads=false ;;
esac

AC_ARG_ENABLE(threads,
	[  --enable-threads	enable multithreading])
case "$enable_threads" in
	yes)
		use_threads=true
		;;
	no)
		use_threads=false
		;;
	'')
		# Use system-dependent default
		;;
	*)
	    	AC_MSG_ERROR([--enable-threads takes yes or no])
		;;
esac

if $use_threads
then
	AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
else
	AC_MSG_RESULT(no)	
fi

if $use_threads
then
	#
	# Search for / configure pthreads in a system-dependent fashion.
	#
	case "$host" in
	  *-netbsd*)
		# NetBSD has multiple pthreads implementations.	 The
		# recommended one to use is "unproven-pthreads".  The
		# older "mit-pthreads" may also work on some NetBSD
		# versions.  The PTL2 thread library does not
		# currently work with bind9, but can be chosen with
		# the --with-ptl2 option for those who wish to
		# experiment with it.
		CC="gcc"
		AC_MSG_CHECKING(which NetBSD thread library to use)

		AC_ARG_WITH(ptl2,
[  --with-ptl2		on NetBSD, use the ptl2 thread library (experimental)],
		    use_ptl2="$withval", use_ptl2="no")

		: ${LOCALBASE:=/usr/pkg}

		if test "X$use_ptl2" = "Xyes"
		then
			AC_MSG_RESULT(PTL2)
			AC_MSG_WARN(
[linking with PTL2 is highly experimental and not expected to work])
			CC=ptlgcc
		else
			if test -r /usr/lib/libpthread.so
			then
				AC_MSG_RESULT(native)
				LIBS="-lpthread $LIBS"
			else
				if test ! -d $LOCALBASE/pthreads
				then
					AC_MSG_RESULT(none)
					AC_MSG_ERROR("could not find thread libraries")
				fi

				if $use_threads
				then
					AC_MSG_RESULT(mit-pthreads/unproven-pthreads)
					pkg="$LOCALBASE/pthreads"
					lib1="-L$pkg/lib -Wl,-R$pkg/lib"
					lib2="-lpthread -lm -lgcc -lpthread"
					LIBS="$lib1 $lib2 $LIBS"
					CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I$pkg/include"
					STD_CINCLUDES="$STD_CINCLUDES -I$pkg/include"
				fi
			fi
		fi
		;;
		*-freebsd*)
			# We don't want to set -lpthread as that break
			# the ability to choose threads library at final
			# link time and is not valid for all architectures.
			
			PTHREAD=
			if test "X$GCC" = "Xyes"; then
				saved_cc="$CC"
				CC="$CC -pthread"
				AC_MSG_CHECKING(for gcc -pthread support);
				AC_TRY_LINK([#include <pthread.h>],
					    [printf("%x\n", pthread_create);],
					    PTHREAD="yes"
					    AC_MSG_RESULT(yes),
					    AC_MSG_RESULT(no))
				CC="$saved_cc"
			fi
			if test "X$PTHREAD" != "Xyes"; then
				AC_CHECK_LIB(pthread, pthread_create,,
				AC_CHECK_LIB(thr, thread_create,,
				AC_CHECK_LIB(c_r, pthread_create,,
				AC_CHECK_LIB(c, pthread_create,,
				AC_MSG_ERROR("could not find thread libraries")))))
			fi
			;;
		*)
			AC_CHECK_LIB(pthread, pthread_create,,
				AC_CHECK_LIB(pthread, __pthread_create,,
				AC_CHECK_LIB(pthread, __pthread_create_system,,
				AC_CHECK_LIB(c_r, pthread_create,,
				AC_CHECK_LIB(c, pthread_create,,
				AC_MSG_ERROR("could not find thread libraries"))))))
		;;
	esac
fi