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42 ;;;; ----------------------------------------------------------------
43 ;;;; threads.scm -- User-level interface to Guile's thread system
44 ;;;; 4 March 1996, Anthony Green <green@cygnus.com>
45 ;;;; Modified 5 October 1996, MDJ <djurfeldt@nada.kth.se>
46 ;;;; Modified 6 April 2001, ttn
47 ;;;; ----------------------------------------------------------------
52 ;; This module is documented in the Guile Reference Manual.
53 ;; Briefly, one procedure is exported: `%thread-handler';
54 ;; as well as four macros: `make-thread', `begin-thread',
55 ;; `with-mutex' and `monitor'.
59 (define-module (ice-9 threads))
63 (define (%thread-handler tag . args)
64 (fluid-set! the-last-stack #f)
66 (let ((n (length args))
67 (p (current-error-port)))
68 (display "In thread:" p)
80 (display "uncaught throw to " p)
86 ; --- MACROS -------------------------------------------------------
88 (defmacro make-thread (proc . args)
89 `(call-with-new-thread
94 (defmacro begin-thread (first . rest)
95 `(call-with-new-thread
101 (defmacro with-mutex (m . body)
103 (lambda () (lock-mutex ,m))
104 (lambda () (begin ,@body))
105 (lambda () (unlock-mutex ,m))))
107 (defmacro monitor (first . rest)
108 `(with-mutex ,(make-mutex)
114 (export %thread-handler)
116 (export-syntax make-thread
121 ;;; threads.scm ends here