From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Neil Jerram Newsgroups: gmane.lisp.guile.devel Subject: Re: set-program-arguments from scheme Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:25:37 +0000 Message-ID: <87odoxmp5a.fsf@ossau.uklinux.net> References: <87k5zqimya.fsf@zip.com.au> <87fyaemsmz.fsf@ossau.uklinux.net> <87bql0ugoi.fsf@zip.com.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1169061964 5405 80.91.229.12 (17 Jan 2007 19:26:04 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:26:04 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: guile-devel-bounces+guile-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jan 17 20:25:52 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: guile-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1H7GPu-0000lk-HR for guile-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:25:50 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1H7GPu-0008Ci-Uc for guile-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:25:50 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1H7GPs-0008CV-96 for guile-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:25:48 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1H7GPn-0008Bc-IM for guile-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:25:47 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1H7GPn-0008BY-Cq for guile-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:25:43 -0500 Original-Received: from [80.84.72.33] (helo=mail3.uklinux.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1H7GPn-0005l6-3P for guile-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:25:43 -0500 Original-Received: from laruns (host86-145-157-83.range86-145.btcentralplus.com [86.145.157.83]) by mail3.uklinux.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id D511740A3EB for ; Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:25:41 +0000 (UTC) Original-Received: from laruns (laruns [127.0.0.1]) by laruns (Postfix) with ESMTP id CACE66F87A for ; Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:25:37 +0000 (GMT) Original-To: guile-devel@gnu.org In-Reply-To: <87bql0ugoi.fsf@zip.com.au> (Kevin Ryde's message of "Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:24:29 +1100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.1007 (Gnus v5.10.7) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: guile-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Developers list for Guile, the GNU extensibility library" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: guile-devel-bounces+guile-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: guile-devel-bounces+guile-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.lisp.guile.devel:6434 Archived-At: Kevin Ryde writes: >>> + "Program arguments are held in a fluid and therefore have a\n" >>> + "separate value in each Guile thread.") >> >> That's surprising; why is that? > > Tell me and we'll both know :). Fair enough :-). I just thought you might have come across the reason. > scm_boot_guile can be called in each > thread with a different argc+argv, I suppose. I guess it lets you run > each thread like it's a separate program, though that sounds like an > unusual way to work. Yes, it does sound unusual. Regards, Neil _______________________________________________ Guile-devel mailing list Guile-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/guile-devel