+/*
+ * BEOS does not currently support POSIX threads.
+ * This *should* be detected by ./configure, but let's be sure.
+ */
+#if defined(FEATURE_PTHREAD) && defined(__BEOS__)
+#error BEOS does not support pthread - please run ./configure again with "--disable-pthread"
+
+#endif /* defined(FEATURE_PTHREAD) && defined(__BEOS__) */
+
+