Re: gnome_show_url() hangs in threaded programs

[Carlos Morgado <chbm chbm nu>]

Em Qui, 23 Ago 2001 22:29:56 Pawel Salek escreveu:
> 
> On 2001.08.22 21:52 Pawel Salek wrote:
> > I have impression that something has got broken in gnome_show_url() and
> > related functions (or perhaps, a bug has surfaced that has not been
> > active earlier).
> 
> After closer investigation, I think the problem is in gthread library. I
> attach a test program with does some threading and forking at the same
> time. 
> The program WorksForMe(TM) when compiled as follows:
> # cc atfork-test.c -lthread
> 
gcc atfork-test.c -lpthread

mythread, i=0
ATFORK: prepare_parent
ATFORK: resume_parent
ATFORK: resume_child
Child is here
Parent, waiting for child 12291
Main thread waits for the thread to join.
mythread, i=1
mythread, i=2
mythread, i=3
mythread, i=4


> The program hangs when compiled as follows:
> # cc atfork-test.c -lgthread -lglib
> 

chbm@sal[~/gnomecvs]>./a.out 
mythread, i=0
Parent, waiting for child 12301
Child is here

[hang]

> I think it should not happen so (and gnome programs hang because they link
> against gthread). Can someone confirm it? Offer a solution?
> 

oddly, I never noticed any of the balsa hangs.

glibc-2.2.2-10
glib-1.2.10-ximian.2

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