Re: [glob2-devel] Embedded scripting language (again)

[Bradley Arsenault]

On 2/22/06, Martin Voelkle <address@hidden> wrote:
> > from http://www.boost.org/libs/python/doc/v2/faq.html
> >
> > ==
> >
> > Is Boost.Python thread-aware/compatible with multiple interpreters?
> >
> > Niall Douglas provides these notes:
> >
> >  The quick answer to this is: no.
> >
> >  The longer answer is that it can be patched to be so, but it's complex. You
> > will need to add custom lock/unlock wrapping of every time your code enters
> > Boost.Python (particularly every virtual function override) plus heavily
> > modify boost/python/detail/invoke.hpp with custom unlock/lock wrapping of
> > every time Boost.Python enters your code. You must furthermore take care to
> > not unlock/lock when Boost.Python is invoking iterator changes via
> > invoke.hpp.
> >  There is a patched invoke.hpp posted on the C++-SIG mailing list archives 
> > and
> > you can find a real implementation of all the machinery necessary to fully
> > implement this in the TnFOX project at  this SourceForge project location.
> >
> > ==
> >
> > The project they talk about is there :
> > http://sourceforge.net/projects/tnfox
> > But the CVS looks empty :-(
>
> The problem described there is about real multithreading with
> preemption. Coroutines don't have this problem.
>
> Martin
>
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I'm not exactly sure what "coroutines" are? Could you give some
background information? It sounds like a different way of representing
parralellism, but i'm unsure.