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Re: [PATCH] fetch-pack: Prepare for a side-band demultiplexer in a thread.

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Nov 18, 2007, 00:42 UTC
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Johannes Sixt <johannes.sixt@telecom.at> writes:
> 	This change again originates from the MinGW port. Since we don't
> 	have fork(2) on Windows, we must run the sideband demultiplexer
> 	in a thread.

If the rationale was "running in a thread is more natural on the platform", I would understand it.

But "_must_ run because there is no fork(2)" solicits a "Huh? How does Cygwin does it then?" from me.

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  1. fetch-pack: Prepare for a side-band demultiplexer in a thread.Johannes Sixt, Nov 17, 2007
  2. Junio C HamanoNov 18, 2007
  3. Alex RiesenNov 18, 2007
  4. Johannes SixtNov 18, 2007
  5. Junio C HamanoNov 18, 2007
  6. Johannes SixtNov 18, 2007
  7. Robin RosenbergNov 18, 2007

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