Re: Adding threading support to lang/sbcl

[Kevin Bloom <ktnb%netbsd.org@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?

I've only ran the main tests and if they're included in those then
yes. The tests that fail don't seem to be releted to the threads (from
what I've gathered)