RE: Parallel Cons

[Thomas Gleerup]

Steven, Kevin,

I looked at the parallel cons efforts some time ago, but quickly found that
pcons (based on 1.5/1.6 from 1999) was indeed very old and incompatible with
version 2.3.0.

I then decided to incorporate the pcons features into version 2.3.0. I have
improved the code a little in that && is automatically inserted for
multi-line commands.
The status is that the code passes all tests for "-j 1", thus making it
"backward" compatible. However, it fails 6 tests using '-j 8'. Not all
errors can be attributed to the known deficiencies of the original pcons. 
I have used it successfully for a while, and it really speeds things up on a
4-CPU machine!

I have attached the code and a list of tests that fail together with a few
comments. Feel free to use it any way you like.


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Knight [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: 31. august 2001 23:04
> To: Nolish, Kevin
> Cc: 'address@hidden'
> Subject: Re: Parallel Cons
> 
> 
> > I realize that I'm stirring up an old thread.
> >
> > I looked at the cons FAQ and found references to several 
> efforts at a
> > parallel cons.  Most of these references seemed to date from 1999.
> >
> > Is anything more recent going on in this area?
> 
> Nothing I'm aware of.  If you wanted to pick up any of the 
> past efforts
> pointed to by the FAQ, or start one of your own, and finish it to the
> point where Cons finally has -j support, you would become an instant
> hero to a lot of grateful people... :-)
> 
>       --SK
> 
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