+1. AFAIU this is also a step towards resolving the glorified hythr
libraries conflict.
2007/5/16, Mark Hindess <mark.hindess@googlemail.com>:
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> For a while now, I've been building classlib with the hy.no.sig option
> to avoid the problems of both classlib and the VM trying to install
> master signal handlers. Is it time we made this the default? Has
> anyone else been testing this?
>
> FYI: the easiest way to test it today is just doing:
>
> echo hy.no.sig=true >>$HOME/.harmony-classlib.properties
>
> Of course, it really shouldn't make any practical difference since the
> old classlib signal handler was only invoked in the event of a crash.
>
> I propose we change the default from false to true. Does this seem
> reasonable? This will mean that no handler will be registered until the
> VM is initialized but I don't think this is a significant issue - since
> crashes before the VM is initialized should (hopefully) be pretty rare.
>
> Ultimately, I'd like to remove the option altogether since maintaining
> duplicate signal handlers doesn't offer any significant benefits.
>
> Regards,
> Mark.
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