From: Nathaniel Talbott <nathaniel@...>
Date: 2003-11-26T21:42:02+09:00
Subject: Re: ThreadError w/WEBrick

ts [mailto:decoux@moulon.inra.fr] wrote:

> N> - Can someone give me an explanation of what "ThreadError: 
> stopping 
> N> only thread" means? What is the general case that causes 
> this error 
> N> to be raised?
> 
> svg% ruby -e 'Thread.new { Thread.stop }'
> svg% 
> 
> svg% ruby -e 'Thread.stop'
> -e:1:in `stop': stopping only thread (ThreadError)
>         note: use sleep to stop forever from -e:1
> svg% 

Interesting... so, if calling Thread#stop causes an error, why is it called
from thread.rb line 276? Why does it even exist?


Nathaniel

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