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Subject: RE: alarm();pause();alarm();pause(); doesn't pause in pthread
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 22:12:56 +1100
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephane Corbe [mailto:sc AT axlog DOT fr] 
> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 10:40 PM
> To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: Re: alarm();pause();alarm();pause(); doesn't pause in pthread
> 
> 
> cgf wrote :
> 
> > signals do not work with anything but the main thread.  Sorry.
> >
> Is this a temporary behavior or will it work in the futur ?
> 
> What are the other limits of non-main threads ?

That's really it.

> Has new processes created by fork the same limits ? others ?

Identical.

Rob

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