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From:
Eirik Berg Hanssen
Date:
April 10, 2018 22:44
Subject:
Re: [perl #133021] Removed the word "discouraged" from threads'documentation
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CAHAeAG7N=LVj10HmQ37J+6FQLHS4ZCGxPoFxh9xb4ftVZ=aJ1A@mail.gmail.com
On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 12:33 AM, Tomasz Konojacki <me@xenu.pl> wrote:

> On Tue, 10 Apr 2018, at 16:46, Eirik Berg Hanssen wrote:
>
>   How about we make thread support opt-in instead of opt-out?
>
>
> It's already the case. By default perl builds without ithreads.
>

  Context:

Fine - add to the pod in your modules that they're not thread-safe.
>>
>
>   How about we make thread support opt-in instead of opt-out?
>

  That is, I was referring to thread support in CPAN modules.  I'm
suggesting we document, in big fat (blinking marquee etc ...):

  Unless a module explicitly states it supports threads, and you use it
with threads, you're on your own and get to keep both pieces when it breaks.


Eirik
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