Re: [Chicken-users] trying to gracefully stop threads

[Christian Kellermann]

* Michael Greenly <address@hidden> [131207 20:23]:
> 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?
> 
> My goal is just to signal t1 so it will stop and allow the primary thread
> to exit gracefully.
> 
> Any chance anyone can point me in the right direction?

Thanks again, I have just submitted a patch to fix this issue to
chicken-hackers.

Kind regards,

Christian

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