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Added a bunch of "concept" index entries.
Use trailing "()" on function names in running text.
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@ -7,10 +7,16 @@ threads (a.k.a.\ \dfn{light-weight processes} or \dfn{tasks}) --- multiple
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threads of control sharing their global data space. For
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synchronization, simple locks (a.k.a.\ \dfn{mutexes} or \dfn{binary
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semaphores}) are provided.
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\index{light-weight processes}
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\index{processes, light-weight}
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\index{binary semaphores}
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\index{semaphores, binary}
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The module is optional. It is supported on Windows NT and '95, SGI
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IRIX, Solaris 2.x, as well as on systems that have a POSIX thread
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(a.k.a. ``pthread'') implementation.
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\index{pthreads}
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\indexii{threads}{posix}
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It defines the following constant and functions:
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\item
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Threads interact strangely with interrupts: the
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\code{KeyboardInterrupt} exception will be received by an arbitrary
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thread. (When the \code{signal} module is available, interrupts
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always go to the main thread.)
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thread. (When the \code{signal}\refbimodindex{signal} module is
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available, interrupts always go to the main thread.)
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\item
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Calling \code{sys.exit()} or raising the \code{SystemExit} exception is
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\item
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Not all built-in functions that may block waiting for I/O allow other
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threads to run. (The most popular ones (\code{sleep}, \code{read},
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\code{select}) work as expected.)
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threads to run. (The most popular ones (\code{sleep()}, \code{read()},
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\code{select()}) work as expected.)
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\item
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It is not possible to interrupt the \code{acquire()} method on a lock
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threads survive. On SGI IRIX using the native thread implementation,
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they survive. On most other systems, they are killed without
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executing ``try-finally'' clauses or executing object destructors.
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\indexii{threads}{IRIX}
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\item
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When the main thread exits, it doesn't do any of its usual cleanup
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@ -7,10 +7,16 @@ threads (a.k.a.\ \dfn{light-weight processes} or \dfn{tasks}) --- multiple
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threads of control sharing their global data space. For
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synchronization, simple locks (a.k.a.\ \dfn{mutexes} or \dfn{binary
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semaphores}) are provided.
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\index{light-weight processes}
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\index{processes, light-weight}
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\index{binary semaphores}
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\index{semaphores, binary}
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The module is optional. It is supported on Windows NT and '95, SGI
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IRIX, Solaris 2.x, as well as on systems that have a POSIX thread
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(a.k.a. ``pthread'') implementation.
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\index{pthreads}
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\indexii{threads}{posix}
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It defines the following constant and functions:
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@ -87,8 +93,8 @@ thread, 0 if not.
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\item
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Threads interact strangely with interrupts: the
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\code{KeyboardInterrupt} exception will be received by an arbitrary
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thread. (When the \code{signal} module is available, interrupts
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always go to the main thread.)
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thread. (When the \code{signal}\refbimodindex{signal} module is
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available, interrupts always go to the main thread.)
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\item
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Calling \code{sys.exit()} or raising the \code{SystemExit} exception is
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@ -96,8 +102,8 @@ equivalent to calling \code{thread.exit_thread()}.
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\item
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Not all built-in functions that may block waiting for I/O allow other
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threads to run. (The most popular ones (\code{sleep}, \code{read},
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\code{select}) work as expected.)
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threads to run. (The most popular ones (\code{sleep()}, \code{read()},
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\code{select()}) work as expected.)
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\item
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It is not possible to interrupt the \code{acquire()} method on a lock
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@ -109,6 +115,7 @@ When the main thread exits, it is system defined whether the other
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threads survive. On SGI IRIX using the native thread implementation,
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they survive. On most other systems, they are killed without
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executing ``try-finally'' clauses or executing object destructors.
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\indexii{threads}{IRIX}
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\item
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When the main thread exits, it doesn't do any of its usual cleanup
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