in reply to Re^6: threads->create hangs (vs fork)
in thread threads->create hangs

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!)

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