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Subject: RE: 1.3.4?
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From: "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Tishler [mailto:jason AT tishler DOT net]
> 
> While trying to release my first threaded Python 
> distribution, I believe
> that I have found another pthreads hang.  For those 
> interested, see the
> attached for a gdb session.

This is a *known* race condition. It has always existed on 9x, and I had
no choice for NT about introducing it. I'm working on some upgrades to
the muto object which will _hopefully_ allow a correct fix for both
platforms.

The race is that an event can get missed if one thread is entering a
wait just when another signals. 

Rob