[bug-notifications] [pigz 0003879]: fails to multithread on Solaris 8

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http://www.opencsw.org/bugtrack/view.php?id=3879 
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Reported By:                james
Assigned To:                dam
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Project:                    pigz
Issue ID:                   3879
Category:                   regular use
Reproducibility:            sometimes
Severity:                   major
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     assigned
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Date Submitted:             2009-09-04 12:52 CEST
Last Modified:              2009-09-04 16:58 CEST
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Summary:                    fails to multithread on Solaris 8
Description: 
pigs (spelt pigz) fails to multithread on Solaris 8.

Workaround: use /usr/lib/lwp.

Suggest changing RPATH to use /usr/lib/lwp
LD_OPTIONS=-R/usr/lib/lwp


It's possible a patch will fix also, please find it, check it's still
public and put in checkinstall if you think the patch is the solution.

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 (0006669) james (reporter) - 2009-09-04 16:58
 http://www.opencsw.org/bugtrack/view.php?id=3879#c6669 
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Proof - pigs can fly!


$ uname -a
SunOS gyor 5.8 Generic_117350-38 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-60
$ mkfile 100m /tmp/junk
$ ptime pigz -f /tmp/junk

real        5.897
user       10.493
sys         0.602


$ uname -a
SunOS bala 5.8 Generic_117351-32 i86pc i386 i86pc
$ mkfile 100m /tmp/junk
$ ptime pigz -f /tmp/junk

real       10.994
user       19.463
sys         1.785