Re: try-this-for ?

[<tomas@tuxteam.de>]

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On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 01:59:17PM +0100, Emanuel Berg wrote:
> tomas wrote:
> 
> >> True concurrency isn't possible even for
> >> multicore architectures IIUC.
> >
> > To a certain extent yes: the processors/cores
> > have to cooperate to access common resources
> > (e.g. memory), but as long as they are
> > operating e.g. from local cache they do run
> > in parallel.
> 
> Yes, but I meant with respect to Emacs, can one
> have, for example
> 
>     (let*((value-one (compute it))    ; on CPU1
>           (value-two (compute it)) )) ; on CPU2 
>
> execute in parallel?

No, but see threads: they *can* execute on different CPUs
(whether Emacs will give you control over that is another
question; moreover it's a pretty new feature anyway).

> > central event loop
> 
> Is this the KERNEL?

No, I was talkint about Emacs input queue.

> > to "keep running", you have to explicitly
[...]

> The problem with yielding is it won't work to
> interrupt something that has put Emacs into
> a hanged state...

That's true about most programs out there.

Cheers
- -- tomás
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