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List:       perl5-porters
Subject:    Re: [perl #37564] incorrect return value for threads::join()
From:       Robin Houston <robin () cpan ! org>
Date:       2005-10-31 10:31:48
Message-ID: 20051031103148.GA27136 () rpc142 ! cs ! man ! ac ! uk
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On Mon, Oct 31, 2005 at 11:05:32AM +0200, Elizabeth Mattijsen wrote:
> 
> I guess the alternative would have been to only allow a single scalar 
> value to be returned by join().  Regardless of context of the 
> create().  That would have made sense and would have been both clear 
> and flexible enough, but unfortunately I was not involved with 
> ithreads when the decision was made to take the context of create().

I agree, that would have been fine. I have no idea who made this
decision, and I'm certainly not blaming you! (Nor am I trying to
blame whoever did make the decision. I'm only wondering if there
is a way to improve matters.)

> If you need the thread to be joined in void context, just join it in 
> void context.  What is the problem with that?

It won't cause the sub to be *called* in void context.

> Indeed, because 'void' and 'list' would just be passed as parameters 
> to &foo and &bar.

That was a very bad choice of example syntax. Sorry!

Robin
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