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Re: [Chicken-users] trying to gracefully stop threads
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Andy Bennett |
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Re: [Chicken-users] trying to gracefully stop threads |
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 14:55:29 +0000 |
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On 07/12/13 19:23, Michael Greenly wrote:
> I've been trying to learn how threads work but have become a bit stumped
> by this example:
>
> https://gist.github.com/mgreenly/7847072#file-graceful-scm
>
> My assumption is that the thread would be started and recurs until done
> becomes false at which time that thread would exit cleanly and allow the
> join in the primary thread to continue.
>
> The 'done' flag only becomes false when INT is signaled and handled
>
> Instead I get a "Error: uncaught exception: #<condition:
> (join-timeout-exception)>".
>
> This implies to me that INT is killing the thread t1 and the primary
> thread raises the join-timeout becuase t1 no longer exists?
With interpreted code (csi) I get the rather bizzare
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Error: uncaught exception: #<condition: (join-timeout-exception)>
graceful termination
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With compiled code (csc) I get
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Error: uncaught exception: #<condition: (join-timeout-exception)>
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Regards,
@ndy
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