Bug#312444: RE : Bug#312444: tcl8.4: tcl compiled with --enable-threads incompatible with forking

2005-06-09 Thread Chris Waters
On Wed, Jun 08, 2005 at 01:54:15PM +0200, Alain Degreffe wrote: > Right, > But expect package is linked with tcl8.4, so use 8.3 will not work. > What's the best solution ? In my point of view, a fix from upstream or > simply a tcl.8.4-nothread release for expect. Oh man, I thought it was stil

Bug#312444: RE : Bug#312444: tcl8.4: tcl compiled with --enable-threads incompatible with forking

2005-06-08 Thread Alain Degreffe
mercredi 8 juin 2005 13:02 À : Alain Degreffe; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: Bug#312444: tcl8.4: tcl compiled with --enable-threads incompatible with forking Yes, I'm sorry, but if you need a non-threaded tcl core, you'll have to use the tcl8.3 packages, which are still provided for j

Bug#312444: tcl8.4: tcl compiled with --enable-threads incompatible with forking

2005-06-08 Thread Francesco Paolo Lovergine
On Wed, Jun 08, 2005 at 04:01:35AM -0700, Chris Waters wrote: > Yes, I'm sorry, but if you need a non-threaded tcl core, you'll have > to use the tcl8.3 packages, which are still provided for just this > reason. As Francesco pointed out, some packages require a threaded > tcl. This is not a bug,

Bug#312444: tcl8.4: tcl compiled with --enable-threads incompatible with forking

2005-06-08 Thread Chris Waters
Yes, I'm sorry, but if you need a non-threaded tcl core, you'll have to use the tcl8.3 packages, which are still provided for just this reason. As Francesco pointed out, some packages require a threaded tcl. This is not a bug, though I realize that the situation is far from perfect. I hope to ha

Bug#312444: tcl8.4: tcl compiled with --enable-threads incompatible with forking

2005-06-08 Thread Francesco Paolo Lovergine
On Wed, Jun 08, 2005 at 10:40:56AM +0200, Alain Degreffe wrote: > Package: tcl8.4 > Version: 8.4.9-1 > Severity: important > > The forking mechanism is broken in all tcl version compiled with. > threads This is well known for a long time. Upstream Maintainer. > should fix that but in th

Bug#312444: tcl8.4: tcl compiled with --enable-threads incompatible with forking

2005-06-08 Thread Alain Degreffe
Package: tcl8.4 Version: 8.4.9-1 Severity: important The forking mechanism is broken in all tcl version compiled with threads. This is well known for a long time. Upstream Maintainer should fix that but in the meantime the most secure way is to use Tcl without threads. Package like expect depend