build: don't build or use Boost Thread

build_msvc/bitcoin_config.h

@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@
 /* define if the Boost::System library is available */
 #define HAVE_BOOST_SYSTEM /**/
 
-/* define if the Boost::Thread library is available */
-#define HAVE_BOOST_THREAD /**/
-
 /* define if the Boost::Unit_Test_Framework library is available */
 #define HAVE_BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK /**/
 

configure.ac

@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ case $host in
        AC_MSG_ERROR("windres not found")
      fi
 
-     CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_MT -DWIN32 -D_WINDOWS -DBOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0601 -D_WIN32_IE=0x0501 -DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN"
+     CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_MT -DWIN32 -D_WINDOWS -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0601 -D_WIN32_IE=0x0501 -DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN"
 
      dnl libtool insists upon adding -nostdlib and a list of objects/libs to link against.
      dnl That breaks our ability to build dll's with static libgcc/libstdc++/libssp. Override
@@ -1371,7 +1371,6 @@ if test x$want_boost = xno; then
 fi
 AX_BOOST_SYSTEM
 AX_BOOST_FILESYSTEM
-AX_BOOST_THREAD
 
 dnl Opt-in to boost-process
 AS_IF([ test x$with_boost_process != x ], [ AX_BOOST_PROCESS ], [ ax_cv_boost_process=no ] )
@@ -1385,7 +1384,7 @@ dnl counter implementations. In 1.63 and later the std::atomic approach is defau
 m4_pattern_allow(DBOOST_AC_USE_STD_ATOMIC) dnl otherwise it's treated like a macro
 BOOST_CPPFLAGS="-DBOOST_SP_USE_STD_ATOMIC -DBOOST_AC_USE_STD_ATOMIC $BOOST_CPPFLAGS"
 
-BOOST_LIBS="$BOOST_LDFLAGS $BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB $BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB $BOOST_THREAD_LIB"
+BOOST_LIBS="$BOOST_LDFLAGS $BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB $BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB"
 fi
 
 if test x$use_reduce_exports = xyes; then

depends/packages/boost.mk

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ $(package)_toolset_$(host_os)=clang
 else
 $(package)_toolset_$(host_os)=gcc
 endif
-$(package)_config_libraries=filesystem,system,thread,test
+$(package)_config_libraries=filesystem,system,test
 $(package)_cxxflags=-std=c++17 -fvisibility=hidden
 $(package)_cxxflags_linux=-fPIC
 $(package)_cxxflags_android=-fPIC

doc/build-unix.md

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Build requirements:
 
 Now, you can either build from self-compiled [depends](/depends/README.md) or install the required dependencies:
 
-    sudo apt-get install libevent-dev libboost-system-dev libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-test-dev libboost-thread-dev
+    sudo apt-get install libevent-dev libboost-system-dev libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-test-dev
 
 BerkeleyDB is required for the wallet.
 

src/Makefile.am

@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ endif
 bitcoin_util_SOURCES = bitcoin-util.cpp
 bitcoin_util_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES)
 bitcoin_util_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PIE_FLAGS)
-bitcoin_util_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS)
+bitcoin_util_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_FLAGS)
 
 if TARGET_WINDOWS
 bitcoin_util_SOURCES += bitcoin-util-res.rc