g_thread_create has been deprecated since version 2.32. https://developer.gnome.org/glib/2.34/glib-Deprecated-Thread-APIs.html#g-thread-create --- ./lib/dictd.c.orig 2013-05-20 12:27:17.000000000 +0000 +++ ./lib/dictd.c 2013-05-20 21:15:01.000000000 +0000 @@ -678,7 +678,11 @@ dictd_init(); /* start the thread to query the server */ - g_thread_create((GThreadFunc) ask_server, dd, FALSE, NULL); + #if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2, 32, 0) + g_thread_new("ask_server", (GThreadFunc) ask_server, dd); + #else + g_thread_create((GThreadFunc) ask_server, dd, FALSE, NULL); + #endif } }