Nando Dessena wrote:

> libpthread.so.0 => /lib/tls/libpthread.so.0 (0x00657000)
>
> and it does use libpthread. Does this indicate NPTL?

Yes. NPTL threading library is usually in /lib/tls while "regular"
threading library is usually in /lib.

> I think they need to use SS because of easier database shutdown. This
> application needs to shut down, backup and restore databases and shut
> down and restart the Firebird server, and SS appears to be friendlier
> (or at least easier to deal with).

I think you should search for a solution on the Kylix side. If there is
no other way to configure Kylix, you could sandbox it using chroot jail
or a similar technique and force it to use a different fbclient than the
system one. That way non-NPTL linked fbclient would be talking to NTPL
server via TCP/IP and there should be no problems there.

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