Posix threads need to be disabled on windows - see w32svrapi.c
...
[ --disable-pthread Don't use POSIX threads (pthreads)],
[if test $enableval = no; then
# Disable pthreads
- if test $have_pthread = yes; then
+ if test $have_pthread = yes -a $target_type != mingw; then
AC_MSG_WARN([pthreads seem to be available but you are using --disable-pthread.])
AC_MSG_WARN([This is almost always a mistake and can render Privoxy unacceptable slow.])
AC_MSG_WARN([Also various Privoxy features only work when using threads and won't even compile without them.])