[H-GEN] Apache segfaulting... how to debug

[Greg Black]

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On 2003-07-10, David Jericho wrote:

> Mental note, don't ask Greg's opinion on how Java handles things[1]...

Can't resist -- here's Terry Lambert's opinion[1]:

    "You've plenty of resources" and "an infinite number of
    threads are bound to make fair progress" seem to be a
    summation of "the java way"

> >     * Programs using multithreading "for good performance" are
> >       almost always broken by design and should be discarded
> >       immediately.
> 
> I don't agree, but then again, I'm thinking multiprocessor machines. I
> guess it all comes down to what exactly you define as a "thread of
> execution".

Even on multiprocessors, I prefer to just put one process on one
CPU and another on another CPU ...

I should write up my technical reasons for being anti-threads,
but I haven't got a round tuit yet.

Cheers, Greg

[1] Yes, further opinions like this should probably go to chat,
    but the other part of this was still on topic for general
    (just) ...

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