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Postings from November 1999
On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Dan Sugalski wrote: > >>If the current threading model is dead, can we just shoot the poor thing > >>and be done with it? Otherwise let's commit to it and figure out what needs > >>to be done. This limbo state isn't doing anyone any good. > > > >It's ain't dead until it's dead. A deep coma has set in. Whether > >it is worth reviving is dependent on the quality of life afterward. > > Then let's just call it a failed experiment, declare it dead, and be done > with it. At this point the only people who actively care about the current > threading model dislike it. - I've had fun playing with the current model, but I think it just has too many limitations to work in the larger world of existing perl modules. - Pardon me for asking, but have I missed the discussions on perl_clone? Exactly how would it work? How would I convert an application using the current Thread model to the perl_clone one? - Booker C. Bense