FLOATING_STACKS on ix86 was: Re: make bug: make crashes on linking libc.so

[wmglo]

Hi,

> I am trying to compile glibc 2.3.2 on Linux Mandrake, and have found
> that the 'make' command crashes at the step where libc.so is linked,
> due to undefined references into pthreads.

Please be clear: make doesn't crash, it just doesn't succeed.  I
nearly missed your message because of the misleading subject.

> My attempt to compile is all standard except that I define CFLAGS with
> option -DFLOATING_STACKS.

I'm pretty sure you can't do that.  To get the effect you're looking
for, you need to configure for i686 architecture and possibly use
--enable-kernel=2.4.21.  Then FLOATING_STACKS will be defined
automatically and correctly along with other symbols like THREAD_SELF.

Regards,
Wolfram.