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Re: Multiple Threads in CLISP?
- To: clisp-list@ma2s2.mathematik.uni-karlsruhe.de
- Subject: Re: Multiple Threads in CLISP?
- From: Wilhelm Burger <wilbur@cast.uni-linz.ac.at>
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 14:35:06 +0200
- Cc: wilbur@cadillac
>>>>>> "Wilbur" == Wilhelm Burger <wilbur@cast.uni-linz.ac.at> writes:
>
>Wilbur> Are there any plans/intentions to implement multi-processing
>Wilbur> (i.e., shallow processes, threads) in CLISP?
>
>Not as far as I know. I've always been able to get by with IPC. For
>instance, via the FFI, I've used PVM (multiple hosts/processes) with
>success.
The reason I am asking is that we consider porting a Lucid application
written with Lispview, which uses one Lisp thread (process) for event
handling, thus leaving the listener etc. operational. Without multi-
processing, this would require a major redesign I suppose.
Thanks anyway-
Wilhelm.