Re: threads::question: where is the threads->cancel() call?

I don't know about how pthreads.h fits into this, but if you want to cancel the execution of a thread, 1 way is to use a shared variable, and when the thread sees that shared variable set to it's cancel value, then "return" in the thread ( and join if not a detached thread).

Maybe the pthread_cancel is used to abruptly terminate a thread, like when an 'exit' or 'exec' is called from some other sibling thread.

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Re^2: threads::question: where is the threads->cancel() call? by turo (Friar) on Feb 15, 2006 at 15:02 UTC
yes, pthread_cancel, is like 'use the force' with any thread you've launched ... :-) ... The scheme of changing a shared variable, doesn't help all the times ... `perl -Te 'print map { chr((ord)-((10,20,2,7)[$i++])) } split //,"turo"'`	[reply] [d/l]