Developer Guide and Reference

ID 767251
Date 10/31/2024
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Document Table of Contents

threads

Tells the linker to search for unresolved references in a multithreaded runtime library.

Syntax

Linux:

-threads

-nothreads

Windows:

/threads

/nothreads

Arguments

None

Default

threads

The linker searches for unresolved references in a library that supports enabling thread-safe operation.

Description

This option tells the linker to search for unresolved references in a multithreaded runtime library.

This option sets option reentrancy threaded.

Windows systems: The following table shows which options to specify for a multithreaded runtime library.

Type of Library

Options Required

Alternate Option

Multithreaded

/libs:static

/threads

/MT

Debug multithreaded

/libs:static

/threads

/dbglibs

/MTd

Multithreaded DLLs

/libs:dll

/threads

/MD

Multithreaded debug DLLs

/libs:dll

/threads

/dbglibs

/MDd

To ensure that a threadsafe and/or reentrant runtime library is linked and correctly initialized, option threads should also be used for the link step and for the compilation of the main routine.

NOTE:

On Windows* systems, this option is processed by the compiler, which adds directives to the compiled object file that are processed by the linker. On Linux* systems, this option is processed by the ifx command that initiates linking, adding library names explicitly to the link command.

IDE Equivalent

None

Alternate Options

None

See Also