-lpthread problem?

Sat Jan 4 15:44:00 GMT 2003

I have a gcj-based application on Linux which links in a number of
third-party shared libraries, all created with libtool. One of these
libraries was itself linked with -lpthread.
I have discovered that my application hangs while getting a stack trace
unless I remove the -lpthread from the link line of the library I link
into my application.
I think this would really baffle a casual user. Any suggestions on how
to make it a little more friendly? 
AG