Re: System calls without error checks in w32

[grischka <grishka@gmx.de>]

Lennart Borgman wrote:
> I guess the idea of having two event loops/thread is not in itself
> bad. If the gui thread is never blocked it can be used to convey
> status information at least to the user. (You can put these in
> temporary windows inside the frame for example.)

Since this is Emacs you'd probably want to format your status info
in Lisp.  Bye nice idea and welcome to thread hell.

> But sometimes I wonder wheter all windows really runs in the gui
> threads. And why does not C-g break all looping, even those in timers
> (like fontification)? And is it the same trouble on other platfoms or
> is it just the w32 port that has this?
>
> And moreover I wonder wether all messages really reach their
> destinations or if something is blocking them in certain situations.
> (Again, why is not C-g handled in the case above?)
> 
> And what is blocking Emacs during the time when a new frame is
> created? Why is not that done asynchronously?
> 

I guess there are some people wondering sometimes about something.
Thread bugs typically show up sometimes.  And typically you'll find
nobody who wants to look at them.

--- grischka