Re: Perl 5.005 package
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Chip Salzenberg, in an immanent manifestation of deity, wrote:
>According to Darren/Torin/Who Ever...:
>> Threading isn't available in the Perl 5.005.x {x: x <= 50}.
>
>Um, I think it is. Quoting from 5.005_02's Configure:
>
> Perl can be built to take advantage of threads, on some systems.
> To do so, Configure must be run with -Dusethreads.
> (See README.threads for details.)
Uh, you're right. (Of course!)
But, threading isn't completely stable in the stable releases of Perl
and involves a noticeable performance hit even when you aren't running
threading. Isn't this correct or am I misremembering again?
Thanks,
Darren
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