[Python-Dev] test_fork1.py failing (Summary or failing regression tests...)
Trent Mick
trentm@ActiveState.com
Wed, 26 Jul 2000 09:32:32 -0700
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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