Re^6: threads->create hangs (vs fork)

make shit up? No the reference was CPAN http://search.cpan.org/~nwclark/perl-5.8.8/ext/threads/threads.pm - Look neither of us obviously is responsible for the accuracy of documentation on this subject. But the fact remains that threads and forks existed before Perl and the intended functionality is entirely independent of Perl or anything released in Perl whenever. All you're doing is proving that even if the implementation is reliable, it still needs better documentation. And some article somewhen doesn't cut it - either Perldoc needs updating to describe the restrictions clearly, or the implementation needs to be improved so that the warning in the docs can be removed. Surely there is no way out other than these two options although I am open to suggestions.

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Re^7: threads->create hangs (vs fork) by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Aug 16, 2015 at 20:53 UTC
the reference was CPAN http://search.cpan.org/~nwclark/perl-5.8.8/ext/threads/threads.pm No where in this does it say: "implemented (interpreter-based) threads (i.e. without OS support)". Nor anywhere else on the 'net. All you're doing is proving that even if the implementation is reliable, it still needs better documentation. Here's an idea. Don't respond to questions based only upon your (mis)interpretation of the documentation. Stick to subjects of which you have some experience. (And forks under Multics don't count!) With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". I knew I was on the right track :) In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. I'm with torvalds on this Agile (and TDD) debunked I told'em LLVM was the way to go. But did they listen!	[reply]

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Re^7: threads->create hangs (vs fork)
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Aug 16, 2015 at 20:53 UTC

the reference was CPAN http://search.cpan.org/~nwclark/perl-5.8.8/ext/threads/threads.pm

No where in this does it say: "implemented (interpreter-based) threads (i.e. without OS support)". Nor anywhere else on the 'net.

All you're doing is proving that even if the implementation is reliable, it still needs better documentation.

Here's an idea. Don't respond to questions based only upon your (mis)interpretation of the documentation. Stick to subjects of which you have some experience. (And forks under Multics don't count!)

With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.

"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". I knew I was on the right track :)

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

I'm with torvalds on this Agile (and TDD) debunked I told'em LLVM was the way to go. But did they listen!

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