Lars Ivar Igesund wrote:
> kenny wrote:
> 
>> Regan Heath wrote:
>>> kenny Wrote:
>>>> I also experience the same issue in linux. It happens after I create/delete over 8000 threads. I dunno why 8000 is the magic number, but it is for my machine. I'll try and look into it as well on linux. Just wanted to let you know that the problem also occurs in linux
>>> Each operating system has a maximum number of handles, it differs for operating system, each version of each operating system, and can be defined for each process upon execution as well.  Or so I recall from my travels.
>>>
>>> Regan Heath
>> wow, now it's only giving me 382 threads... here is test code. Later today, I will dip into phobos and try and find the problem.
> 
> For what it's worth, the Tango version of Thread has several fixes and changes compared to the Phobos version, and also provides other features like thread local storage and fibers/co-routines.
> 

well, it looks like I'll be doing one of two things this weekend :)

1. read http://yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialPosixThreads.html

2. install tango / tangbos

because I have to make a program by wednesday that needs to create unlimited threads over unlimited time (eg a daemon of sorts). I'll check out tango, as it sounds a lot easier than bugfixing tango. Thanks for the tip :)

Kenny

kenny wrote:

> well, it looks like I'll be doing one of two things this weekend :)
> 
> 1. read http://yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialPosixThreads.html

I can also suggest

http://www.dsource.org/projects/tango/wiki/ChapterThreading

> ... as it sounds a lot easier than bugfixing tango.

I hope you meant Phobos ;)

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Lars Ivar Igesund wrote:
> kenny wrote:
> 
>> well, it looks like I'll be doing one of two things this weekend :)
>>
>> 1. read http://yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialPosixThreads.html
> 
> I can also suggest
> 
> http://www.dsource.org/projects/tango/wiki/ChapterThreading
> 
>> ... as it sounds a lot easier than bugfixing tango.
> 
> I hope you meant Phobos ;)
> 

awesome, thanks for the link. Yep, I meant phobos :)