[fpc-pascal] problem with threads and backgrounding, fpc 2.1.3 arm native

[Luca Olivetti]

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>> This is another test program that shows my problem with fork: as soon 
>> as I start the thread, the main program stops working (the thread *is* 
>> running, you can put a writeln in its loop to show it). Note that in 
>> this short example I don't close stdin,stdout,stderr, I don't block 
>> signals but it doesn't matter (I did it all and the result is the same).
>> The same happens with the native compiler and the cross compiler.
>>
>> Now, if I remove the fork part, both the thread and the main loop 
>> work, but if I use crtl-z and then fg after the thread has started it 
>> will give an EAccessViolation, but this only with the native compiler 
>> (remind that the native compiler is 2.1.3 while the cross compiler is 
>> 2.0.4).
> 
> Now tested with a self-built 2.1.4 and it does the same.
> Unfortunately I still cannot test with a newer kernel.
> 
> [test program removed, original post available at: 
> http://lists.freepascal.org/lists/fpc-pascal/2007-April/013558.html]

Just tried again with the 2.2.0 compiler available at
ftp://ftp.freepascal.org/pub/fpc/dist/arm-linux-2.2.0/

Without the fork everything seems to work ok, ctrl-z and then fg (or bg) 
doesn't cause the EAccessViolation anymore.
With the fork the main loop stops as soon as the thread starts.

Bye
-- 
Luca