Determining if the pthread_create exist failed with the following output:
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/usr/bin/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -O2 -pipe -march=native -Wall -g -O3 -fPIC   -Wl,-O1 -Wl,--as-needed  -rdynamic CMakeFiles/cmTC_d232d.dir/CheckSymbolExists.c.o  -o cmTC_d232d -lm 
CMakeFiles/cmTC_d232d.dir/CheckSymbolExists.c.o: In function `main':
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File /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/codec2-0.7/work/codec2-0.7-abi_x86_64.amd64/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/CheckSymbolExists.c:
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#include <pthread.h>

int main(int argc, char** argv)
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#else
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Run Build Command:"/usr/bin/gmake" "cmTC_b2d0f/fast"
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gmake[1]: Entering directory '/var/tmp/portage/media-libs/codec2-0.7/work/codec2-0.7-abi_x86_64.amd64/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp'
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Linking C executable cmTC_b2d0f
/usr/bin/cmake -E cmake_link_script CMakeFiles/cmTC_b2d0f.dir/link.txt --verbose=1
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/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/7.3.0/../../../../x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: cannot find -lpthreads
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gmake[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/cmTC_b2d0f.dir/build.make:87: cmTC_b2d0f] Error 1
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