Re: Adding threading support to lang/sbcl

[Robert Swindells <rjs%fdy2.co.uk@localhost>]

Kevin Bloom <ktnb%netbsd.org@localhost> wrote:
>> ktnb%netbsd.org@localhost
>> > > I have tried running the test for sbcl with threads enabled. There are
>> > > a few that fail. I've reached out on the mailing list about this and
>> > > have not heard back after a month or more.
>> >
>> > > So I decided to attempt to do some thread work to test it out and it
>> > > appears to be working as expected. I tested sb-thread directly and
>> > > I've tested bordeaux-threads in a little api server that I've been
>> > > working on.
>> >
>> > A real-world test case that fails that I was given by another NetBSD
>> > user is the Nyxt browser.
>>
>> Do you know if it's failing specifically due to sb-thread? I may try
>> to bulid Nyxt to see but I'm aware it isn't an easy one. Thanks for
>> the heads up, hopefully I can test it soon.
>
> While I have not attempted to build Nyxt, I have buit wip/stumpwm that
> also reqiures sb-thread and it's working fine.
>
> If anyone has any objections please speak up. If none, I'll commit the
> change in ~1 week. :)

There are threading tests in the 'tests' subdirectory of the SBCL
sources, have you tried running them?