[chuck-users] shred references (bug?)

[mike clemow]

Kas,

> I really think this used to work. To make matters worse this (assuming the
> same function) seems to work ok;
>
> //=============================
> spork ~ dummy() @=> Shred foo;
> hour => now;
> //===============================

So, if we declare the Shred reference at the same time it doesn't
cause an error??  This might be the work-around for the time being...

Thanks!
-Mike

On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 4:17 PM, Kassen <signal.automatique at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey mike!
>
>>
>>
>> I've decided to give "bus error" a proper kenning: "Clemow's Bane."
>
> Ow, come on, the bus errors like you, they just want to play.
>
>>
>> Kas, do you think that this is related to the bus errors we were
>> getting assigning objects in that GrainPattern class?
>>
>
> I wouldn't be surprised. Something seems to be rather wrong with assignment
> these days. This kind of structure (assigning a sporked function to a Shred
> object) did work with that syntax in the past so it could be the new
> reference counting being over-active again.
>
> I just simplified your code to make the real culprit come out;
>
> //================8<==================
> fun void dummy()
>     {
>     while(1)
>         {
>         second => now;
>         }
>     }
>
> Shred foo;
> //this runs
> //spork ~ dummy();
>
> //I get a segmentation fault at this on Ubuntu
> spork ~ dummy() @=> foo;
>
> hour => now;
> //==============8<==================
>
> I really think this used to work. To make matters worse this (assuming the
> same function) seems to work ok;
>
> //=============================
> spork ~ dummy() @=> Shred foo;
> hour => now;
> //===============================
>
> I wouldn't be surprised if it was at least related because I can't think of
> anything else that would break this.
>
> At least it should help pinpoint the culprit. I suggest add it to the Wiki
> bug page and we try sprinkling some variation of the working version with
> some "@" signs. Sprinkling magical "@" signs seems to pacify this bug ;¬).
>
> Yours,
> Kas.
>
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