On Tue, 28 May 2002, Hong Zhang wrote:

> > Important given: We can *not* use setjmp/longjmp. Period. Not an
> > option--not safe with threads. At this point, having considered the
> > alternatives, I wish it were otherwise but it's not. Too bad for us.
>
> I think this statement is not very accurate. The real problem is
> setjmp/longjmp does not work well inside signal handler.

Dan may have been referring to the fact that on some key platforms
(Solaris included) (sig)setjmp/longjmp are officially marked as unsafe for
use inside of threads.

- D

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