# Issue with SDL + Linux + arm + popen() update!

**URL:** <https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/issue-with-sdl-linux-arm-popen-update/13046>\
**Category:** SDL Development\
**Created:** [February 17, 2006, 3:27am UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/issue-with-sdl-linux-arm-popen-update/13046 "2006-02-17T03:27:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Martin\_van\_den\_Nieuw](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Martin\_van\_den\_Nieuw](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/Martin_van_den_Nieuw)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 3:27am UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/issue-with-sdl-linux-arm-popen-update/13046/1 "2006-02-17T03:27:19Z")

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Hi there again,

I have some good news; at least I have found a work-around to the  
problem whereby my app hangs when running with SDL on the Arcom Viper  
(arm running Linux) and I call popen(). The work-around has been to use  
the --disable-pthreads option when calling ./configure. I am now  
calling configure as follows, and have no issues with lockups:

./configure --exec-prefix=/home/martin/src/sdl/viper --host=arm-linux  
–disable-static --disable-audio --disable-jo  
ystick --disable-cdrom --disable-threads --disable-alsa  
–disable-alsatest --disable-arts --disable-diskaudio --dis  
able-mintaudio --disable-video-x11 --disable-video-x11-vm --disable-dga  
–disable-video-photo --disable-video-ps2gs  
–disable-video-xbios --disable-video-x11-dgamouse  
–disable-video-x11-xv --disable-video-x11-xinerama --disable-v  
ideo-x11-xme --disable-video-dga --disable-video-gem  
–disable-video-dummy --disable-video-opengl --disable-osmesa-  
shared --disable-pthreads --disable-sigaction --disable-video-picogui  
–disable-sdl-dlopen --disable-atari-ldg --di  
sable-rpath

Still, I’m curious to know why it was locking up before.

-Martin–  
R A Ward Ltd.  
Christchurch, New Zealand