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When I use pthreads calls in my probes, the UAL won link. Do I need to explicitly specify the library or change my compiler_profiles file?

April 26, 2017explicitly library link probes pthreads specify ual

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When I use pthreads calls in my probes, the UAL won link. Do I need to explicitly specify the library or change my compiler_profiles file?

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We strongly advise against linking probes with a thread library since it can cause major problems when run against a single threaded application. The recommended approach on AIX, although a little painful, is to look up the symbol dynamically and call it by pointer.