Threaded Python on BSD ...

hello all ...

does anybody remember why threaded python is not allowed on some
flavors of BSD?
i was surprised to read this in the configure script ...

# threaded python is not supported on bsd's
echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether Python is compiled with thread
support" >&5
echo $ECHO_N "checking whether Python is compiled with thread
support... $ECHO_C" >&6
pythreads=`${PYTHON} -c "import sys; print int('thread' in
sys.builtin_module_names)"`
if test "$pythreads" = "1"; then
echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6
case $host_os in
openbsd*|freebsd*)
{ { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: threaded Python not supported
on this platform" >&5
echo "$as_me: error: threaded Python not supported on this platform"
>&2;}
{ (exit 1); exit 1; }; }

is there an issue with BSD itself or is it just a matter of linking
the backend against pthreads?
the problem is that this is a bit of a showstopper for skytools on
BSD ...

many thanks,

hans

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