Re: A new approach to multi-threading

From: Rick VanNorman <rick_at_pophost.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 08:35:46 -0800

>From: Bob Nash <BNash_at_smud.org>
>
> Ignorant question: What is the purpose of "0 >R ........ R> DROP ;"
>in the definition of FORK? Is this for termination on a throw?

the definition of createprocess requires a place to write the
thread id -- "0 >R" creates a spot on the return stack,
"RP@" references that address, "R> DROP" throws away the value.

Rick

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Received on Thu Jan 20 2000 - 08:35:46 PST


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