Re: threads + gds + with-input-from-string == fail

[Neil Jerram]

Andy Wingo <address@hidden> writes:

> Hello,

Hi Andy,

> It took me a while to isolate, but GDS has a problem when evaluating
> code that changes the current input port. For example, evaluate the
> following:
>
>   (with-input-from-string "(+ 2 3)" read)
>
> If you are running with a "utility guile", this should work. However, if
> you start up another guile running GDS in a thread:
>
> $ guile
> guile> (use-modules (ice-9 threads) (ice-9 gds-client))
> guile> (make-thread run-utility)
>
> Then reassociate that buffer with the new process, and try evaluating
> the above form. For me, GDS goes into the "running" state and never
> comes back. To fix you have to kill the guile, kill the debug server,
> and disassociate buffers.
>
> Any idea why this is the case? It would be great to fix it.

I'm trying to set up to reproduce this myself; but meanwhile, there
might be some clues at the end of the gds-debug buffer.  Could you
repro, then cut and paste the last 30 lines (say) of that buffer?

Thanks,
        Neil