Bug#283054: [Pkg-db-devel] Bug#283054: db4.3_4.3.21-1(hppa/unstable): FTBFS: configure dies at startup

[Clint Adams]

> Why don't you just disable them in configure like you do in db4.1
> and db4.2?  Look at my patch for #281059 to see how you can
> change the configure script not enable them instead of patching
> configure directly.

At the time, it seemed easier and cleaner to do it with
LD_ASSUME_KERNEL, especially since I didn't foresee these problems.

So, it seems that we can

a) Change LD_ASSUME_KERNEL to 2.4.17 and hope that it works on hppa
   (and special-case amd64 if it ever gets into sid)

b) Only use LD_ASSUME_KERNEL hack on i386, ia64, and s390 (where there
   is an NPTL libc in /lib/tls)

c) Modify the configure script in the way of db4.2 or in Kurt's patch.

Does amd64 use /lib/tls for anything?