Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:49:05 -0600 From: Jeremy Messenger <mezz7@cox.net> To: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> Cc: freebsd-threads@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need the help on debug the Python VS libpthread.. Message-ID: <opr3v3z30q8ckrg5@smtp.central.cox.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0402241057040.67378-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0402241057040.67378-100000@InterJet.elischer.org>
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On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 10:57:32 -0800 (PST), Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> wrote: > > > On Tue, 24 Feb 2004, Jeremy Messenger wrote: > >> Great, thank guys! I now can install net/straw with optimized on >> libpthread. I am adding -thread in the CC, so the thread developers can >> catch here too. :-) > > so what was fixed between teh quoted mail below and now? A workaround (not real fix?) as perky has committed[1]. There's something wrong with waitpid if it runs as libpthread, since without the workaround can run fine with libc_r. [1] http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/lang/python/files/patch-Lib%3a%3adistutils%3a%3aspawn.py Cheers, Mezz >> Cheers, >> Mezz >> >> On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 17:38:41 +0800, Khairil Yusof <kaeru@pd.jaring.my> >> wrote: >> >> > On Tue, 2004-02-24 at 18:18 +0900, Hye-Shik Chang wrote: >> > >> >> I am not sure if it's Python problem or our libpthread problem. I >> >> failed to reproduce the situation with compact C code. (waitpid(2) >> >> returned -1 with errno=EINTR on a child's normal termination.) >> >> If you get a reasonable explanation that saying it's Python's >> >> problem, please tell me. >> > >> > Great, thanks for the info. I can duplicate this problem with mail/ >> > evolution also. >> > >> > It may be a more universal problem caused by libpthread. At least it >> > also effects evolution1.5's em-junk-filter.c and other shell calls >> that >> > use waitpid. evolution doesn't catch it either, resulting in a hanged >> > process loop that has to be killed (also under libpthread). >> > >> > -- >> > "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it >> > means." >> > >> > FreeBSD 5.2-CURRENT i386 >> > 5:26pm up 1:05, 1 user, load averages: 0.58, 0.40, 0.42 -- bsdforums.org 's moderator, mezz.
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