[Python-Dev] Revised 1.6 jobs list

[Fred L. Drake, Jr.]

Barry A. Warsaw writes:
 > Did we ever decide on building in thread support by default?  I'd
 > really like to see threads enabled by default in 1.6 and I /think/
 > it'll just take some autoconf hacking, which I'm willing to do.  Are
 > there any objections to building in threads support by default if
 > autoconf detects threads?

  test_fork1 fails on Linux with threads on SMP machines.  (It's
irrelevant without threads.)  This is a hard failure -- the process
can either SEGV or hang forever.
  Is this a showstopper?  SMP boxes are becoming increasingly common
both as servers and workstations.


  -Fred

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