Bug#410692: [pkg-boost-devel] Bug#410692: libboost-python-dev: does not build when libpthread-dev is installed

[Domenico Andreoli]

reassign 410692 libpthread-dev
thanks

On Mon, Feb 12, 2007 at 12:26:46PM -0500, Ben Dean-Kawamura wrote:
> 
> After I install libpthread-dev, I can't compile programs that include 
> python.hpp.  For example a .cpp file that just contains the following 
> line fails to build:
> 
> #include <boost/python.hpp>
> 
> I compiled it with the following command:
> 
> gcc -I/usr/include/python2.4 -c test.cpp -o test.o

this seems related more to libpthread-dev than Boost. try this:

$ cat - > pth_fail.c
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <pthread.h>
$ gcc -c pth_fail.c
In file included from pth_fail.c:2:
/usr/include/pthread.h:285: error: conflicting types for 'pthread_t'
/usr/include/bits/pthreadtypes.h:152: error: previous declaration of 'pthread_t' was here
/usr/include/pthread.h:286: error: conflicting types for 'pthread_attr_t'
/usr/include/bits/pthreadtypes.h:54: error: previous declaration of 'pthread_attr_t' was here
/usr/include/pthread.h:287: error: conflicting types for 'pthread_key_t'
/usr/include/bits/pthreadtypes.h:82: error: previous declaration of 'pthread_key_t' was here
/usr/include/pthread.h:289: error: conflicting types for 'pthread_mutexattr_t'
/usr/include/bits/pthreadtypes.h:102: error: previous declaration of 'pthread_mutexattr_t' was here
/usr/include/pthread.h:290: error: conflicting types for 'pthread_mutex_t'
/usr/include/bits/pthreadtypes.h:95: error: previous declaration of 'pthread_mutex_t' was here
/usr/include/pthread.h:291: error: conflicting types for 'pthread_condattr_t'
/usr/include/bits/pthreadtypes.h:79: error: previous declaration of 'pthread_condattr_t' was here
/usr/include/pthread.h:292: error: conflicting types for 'pthread_cond_t'
/usr/include/bits/pthreadtypes.h:72: error: previous declaration of 'pthread_cond_t' was here

cheers
domenico

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