From: "Guy N. Hurst" <gnhurst@...>
Date: 2002-03-13T14:32:09+09:00
Subject: Re: Some potential RCRs

> Bob Alexander wrote:
> ...
> The built-in Mutex object should be nestable.
> 
> Acquiring a mutex in nested contexts in the same thread should not cause
> deadlock. It doesn't seem appropriate for a language at Ruby's level to have a
> non-nestable Mutex, and it is a pothole for program errors.
> 


See http://www.lepton.fr/ruby/rmutex/

Or, you can use a monitor. (See monitor.rb)


Guy N. Hurst