From: Rudolf Polzer <denshimeiru-sapmctacher@...>
Date: 2003-09-02T23:52:16+09:00
Subject: Re: Are perl-style global variables thread-safe?

Scripsit illa aut ille �Andreas Schwarz� <usenet.2117@andreas-s.net>:
> Hello,
> 
> isn't it dangerous to use perl-style global variables like $1 in
> threads?

They look thread-safe

ruby -e 'Thread.new() do "Hallo" =~ /(.*)/; sleep 2; puts $1; end; Thread.new() do sleep 1; "Welt" =~ /(.*)/; sleep 2; puts $1; end; sleep 4'

This should show every thread has its own $1.