Re: Smoke 18752 GNU/Linux RedHat 7.2 2.4.20-1jv.7.x

On torsdag, feb 20, 2003, at 10:10 Europe/Stockholm, Johan Vromans 
wrote:

>
> This is the '-Duseithreads' case:
>
>     1..11
>     ok 1 -
>     ok 2 - Check basic returnvalue
>     ok 3 -
>     ok 4 - Check that a array ref works
>     ok 5 - Check that hash refs work
>     ok 6 - Check that we can return FH GLOB(0x812c4d8)
>     ok 7 -
>     ok 8 -
>     ok 9 -
>     ok 10 -
>     # mainthread: $0 = ../ext/threads/t/join.t
>     # subthread: $0 = ../ext/threads/t/join.t
>     # subthread: $0 = foobar
>     # mainthread: $0 = ../ext/threads/t/join.t
>     # pid = 5653
>     #   PID TTY      STAT   TIME COMMAND
>     # 24571 pts/3    S      0:00 -tcsh
>     #  5653 pts/3    S      0:00 foobar
>     #  5654 pts/3    S      0:00  \_ foobar
>     #  5664 pts/3    R      0:00  \_ ps -f
>     not ok 11 - altering $0 is effective
>     # Failed test at line 114
>
>> I suspect a underlying libc problem here, or is this a SMP machine?
>
> No, an ordinary single-CPU (Athlon 1600+).
>
> -- Johan

Ah, this is the global $0 thingy breaking, but it seems like it isn't 
really breaking, according to the ps output? But why is the second 
mainthread not changed?

I have no idea what is supposed to be correct behaviour here, would the 
Real Porter Please Stand Up, (who added this test :-)

Arthur