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it's very hard to share objects between threads.

Could you describe the object(s) that you wish to share across threads? And why you feel the need to share them?

Please note: I'm not implying that there is never a need to do this; just asking for a description of a situation when it is necessary advantagous to do so?

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Re^4: possibility to overcome perl threads
by llancet (Friar) on Oct 30, 2009 at 13:39 UTC
    Actually, Tk objects. I want to change the appearance of UI while executing something on a worker thread...
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      Then you asked the wrong question.

      Even if there were an alternative implemetation of threading to threads, it wouldn't help because Tk objects are not thread-safe.

      Indeed. most guis use a queuing mechanism to allow background threads to interact with the gui thread (singular), and that is an efficient and relatively easy thing to do using threads and Thread::Queue.

      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".
      In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
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        Thanks. But it seems Thread::XXX are for 5005 thread. Does it work well with threads?
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