Determining if the pthread_create exist failed with the following output: Change Dir: /tmp/tmp.DyQoLadrQF/cmake-build-debug/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp Run Build Command:"/usr/bin/make" "cmTC_3f464/fast" /usr/bin/make -f CMakeFiles/cmTC_3f464.dir/build.make CMakeFiles/cmTC_3f464.dir/build make[1]: Entering directory '/tmp/tmp.DyQoLadrQF/cmake-build-debug/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp' Building C object CMakeFiles/cmTC_3f464.dir/CheckSymbolExists.c.o /usr/bin/cc -o CMakeFiles/cmTC_3f464.dir/CheckSymbolExists.c.o -c /tmp/tmp.DyQoLadrQF/cmake-build-debug/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/CheckSymbolExists.c Linking C executable cmTC_3f464 /usr/bin/cmake -E cmake_link_script CMakeFiles/cmTC_3f464.dir/link.txt --verbose=1 /usr/bin/cc CMakeFiles/cmTC_3f464.dir/CheckSymbolExists.c.o -o cmTC_3f464 /usr/bin/ld: CMakeFiles/cmTC_3f464.dir/CheckSymbolExists.c.o: in function `main': CheckSymbolExists.c:(.text+0x1b): undefined reference to `pthread_create' collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status CMakeFiles/cmTC_3f464.dir/build.make:86: recipe for target 'cmTC_3f464' failed make[1]: *** [cmTC_3f464] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/tmp.DyQoLadrQF/cmake-build-debug/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp' Makefile:121: recipe for target 'cmTC_3f464/fast' failed make: *** [cmTC_3f464/fast] Error 2 File /tmp/tmp.DyQoLadrQF/cmake-build-debug/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/CheckSymbolExists.c: /* */ #include int main(int argc, char** argv) { (void)argv; #ifndef pthread_create return ((int*)(&pthread_create))[argc]; #else (void)argc; return 0; #endif } Determining if the function pthread_create exists in the pthreads failed with the following output: Change Dir: /tmp/tmp.DyQoLadrQF/cmake-build-debug/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp Run Build Command:"/usr/bin/make" "cmTC_3ff0f/fast" /usr/bin/make -f CMakeFiles/cmTC_3ff0f.dir/build.make CMakeFiles/cmTC_3ff0f.dir/build make[1]: Entering directory '/tmp/tmp.DyQoLadrQF/cmake-build-debug/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp' Building C object CMakeFiles/cmTC_3ff0f.dir/CheckFunctionExists.c.o /usr/bin/cc -DCHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS=pthread_create -o CMakeFiles/cmTC_3ff0f.dir/CheckFunctionExists.c.o -c /usr/share/cmake-3.13/Modules/CheckFunctionExists.c Linking C executable cmTC_3ff0f /usr/bin/cmake -E cmake_link_script CMakeFiles/cmTC_3ff0f.dir/link.txt --verbose=1 /usr/bin/cc -DCHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS=pthread_create CMakeFiles/cmTC_3ff0f.dir/CheckFunctionExists.c.o -o cmTC_3ff0f -lpthreads /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lpthreads collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status CMakeFiles/cmTC_3ff0f.dir/build.make:86: recipe for target 'cmTC_3ff0f' failed make[1]: *** [cmTC_3ff0f] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/tmp.DyQoLadrQF/cmake-build-debug/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp' Makefile:121: recipe for target 'cmTC_3ff0f/fast' failed make: *** [cmTC_3ff0f/fast] Error 2