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@@ -307,16 +307,37 @@ XZ Utils Installation the amount of RAM on the operating system you use. See src/common/tuklib_physmem.c for details. - --disable-threads - Disable threading support. This makes some things - thread-unsafe, meaning that if multithreaded application - calls liblzma functions from more than one thread, - something bad may happen. - - Use this option if threading support causes you trouble, - or if you know that you will use liblzma only from - single-threaded applications and want to avoid dependency - on libpthread. + --enable-threads=METHOD + Threading support is enabled by default so normally there + is no need to specify this option. + + Supported values for METHOD: + + yes Autodetect the threading method. If none + is found, configure will give an error. + + posix Use POSIX pthreads. This is the default + except on Windows outside Cygwin. + + win95 Use Windows 95 compatible threads. This + is compatible with Windows XP and later + too. This is the default for 32-bit x86 + Windows builds. The `win95' threading is + incompatible with --enable-small. + + vista Use Windows Vista compatible threads. The + resulting binaries won't run on Windows XP + or older. This is the default for Windows + excluding 32-bit x86 builds (that is, on + x86-64 the default is `vista'). + + no Disable threading support. This is the + same as using --disable-threads. + NOTE: If combined with --enable-small, the + resulting liblzma won't be thread safe, + that is, if a multi-threaded application + calls any liblzma functions from more than + one thread, something bad may happen. --enable-symbol-versions Use symbol versioning for liblzma. This is enabled by |