--- configure	2017-01-27 16:08:52.000000000 -0500
+++ configure	2017-05-08 22:34:32.358821182 -0400
@@ -21744,117 +21744,7 @@
 
 # Various other checks:
 if test "x$acx_pthread_ok" = xyes; then
-        save_LIBS="$LIBS"
-        LIBS="$PTHREAD_LIBS $LIBS"
-        save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
-        CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS"
-
-        # Detect AIX lossage: JOINABLE attribute is called UNDETACHED.
-	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for joinable pthread attribute" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for joinable pthread attribute... " >&6; }
-	attr_name=unknown
-	for attr in PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE PTHREAD_CREATE_UNDETACHED; do
-	    cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <pthread.h>
-#ifdef F77_DUMMY_MAIN
-
-#  ifdef __cplusplus
-     extern "C"
-#  endif
-   int F77_DUMMY_MAIN() { return 1; }
-
-#endif
-int
-main ()
-{
-int attr=$attr; return attr;
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
-  attr_name=$attr; break
-fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-	done
-        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $attr_name" >&5
-$as_echo "$attr_name" >&6; }
-        if test "$attr_name" != PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE; then
-
-cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE $attr_name
-_ACEOF
-
-        fi
-
-        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if more special flags are required for pthreads" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking if more special flags are required for pthreads... " >&6; }
-        flag=no
-        case "${host_cpu}-${host_os}" in
-            *-aix* | *-freebsd* | *-darwin*) flag="-D_THREAD_SAFE";;
-            *solaris* | *-osf* | *-hpux*) flag="-D_REENTRANT";;
-        esac
-        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: ${flag}" >&5
-$as_echo "${flag}" >&6; }
-        if test "x$flag" != xno; then
-            PTHREAD_CFLAGS="$flag $PTHREAD_CFLAGS"
-        fi
-
-        LIBS="$save_LIBS"
-        CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
-
-        # More AIX lossage: must compile with xlc_r or cc_r
-	if test x"$GCC" != xyes; then
-          for ac_prog in xlc_r cc_r
-do
-  # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_prog_PTHREAD_CC+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  if test -n "$PTHREAD_CC"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_PTHREAD_CC="$PTHREAD_CC" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_PTHREAD_CC="$ac_prog"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-  done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-fi
-fi
-PTHREAD_CC=$ac_cv_prog_PTHREAD_CC
-if test -n "$PTHREAD_CC"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $PTHREAD_CC" >&5
-$as_echo "$PTHREAD_CC" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-
-  test -n "$PTHREAD_CC" && break
-done
-test -n "$PTHREAD_CC" || PTHREAD_CC="${CC}"
-
-        else
-          PTHREAD_CC=$CC
-	fi
-else
-        PTHREAD_CC="$CC"
+    PTHREAD_CC="$CC"
 fi