tests/accumulator/*.m:
tests/analysis_*/*.m:
tests/benchmarks*/*.m:
tests/debugger*/*.{m,exp,inp}:
tests/declarative_debugger*/*.{m,exp,inp}:
tests/dppd*/*.m:
tests/exceptions*/*.m:
tests/general*/*.m:
tests/grade_subdirs*/*.m:
tests/hard_coded*/*.m:
Make these tests use four-space indentation, and ensure that
each module is imported on its own line. (I intend to use the latter
to figure out which subdirectories' tests can be executed in parallel.)
These changes usually move code to different lines. For the debugger tests,
specify the new line numbers in .inp files and expect them in .exp files.
Most backends already mapped Mercury threads to "native" threads in spawn/3,
but it was and remains an implementation detail. spawn_native provides
that behaviour as a documented feature for programs which require it,
including for the low-level C backend.
While we are at it, add a `thread' handle type. It currently holds a
thread identifier (not yet formally exported), but it may also have
other uses such as a handle for a `thread.join' predicate, or a place to
hold result values or uncaught exceptions.
library/thread.m:
Add abstract type `thread'.
Add can_spawn_native.
Add spawn_native/4. It can report failure to start a thread,
which was missing from the spawn/3 interface.
Add spawn/4 to match spawn_native/4, without the native thread
requirement.
Make ML_create_exclusive_thread wait for a success code from
the new thread before continuing.
Reduce accessibility levels in C# and Java helper classes.
runtime/mercury_thread.c:
Make MR_init_thread_inner and MR_setup_engine_for_threads
return errors instead of aborting on failure.
tests/hard_coded/Mercury.options:
tests/hard_coded/Mmakefile:
tests/hard_coded/spawn_native.exp2:
tests/hard_coded/spawn_native.exp:
tests/hard_coded/spawn_native.m:
Add test case.
NEWS:
Announce change.
