[Python-Dev] test_fork1.py failing (Summary or failing regression tests...)

[Trent Mick]

On Wed, Jul 26, 2000 at 10:11:40AM +0200, M . -A . Lemburg wrote:
> Trent Mick wrote:
> > 
> > On Linux32:
> > - test_fork1
> >   This fails/hangs/crashes inconsistently because (some little bird told me)
> >   the fork stuff and threads are incompatible. Am I right? Now that we are
> >   turning threads on by default what is the proper thing to do here? SHould
> >   test_fork1 be changed to skip if threads are enabled?
> 
> Does this mean that a stock Python 1.6/2.0 interpreter will
> not properly do fork() on Linux32 (even when using threads) ?
> 

As I said: *some little bird told me*. (I think it was David.) I don't know,
Marc-Andre. I am just waving a flag.

Ignorantly yours,
Trent


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Trent Mick
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