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added readers kernel-name and kernel-context added restart kill-errors to workers — removes debugger popups attempting to submit a task to an ended kernel now signals an error suicidal calls to kill-tasks inside workers are now permitted

Below is another example of Concurrent Hello World. The macros receive and run are just 9 lines each, given below the fold. (defpackage :example (:use :cl :node)) (in-package :example) (defun hello (hello-queue world-queue) (receive hello-queue (:say-hello (n) (cond ((plusp n) … Continue reading →

The major version bump is for some incompatible changes, though they are unlikely to cause trouble. keyword arguments to psort besides :key have been replaced with a single :granularity argument; the old arguments are now ignored removed deprecated aliases from … Continue reading →

The latest CLISP and ECL appear close to passing all tests, and may indeed pass on some platforms. I am not aware of any outstanding CL implementation bugs affecting lparallel besides those reported in CLISP and ECL. I am also … Continue reading →

added pdotimes optimized cognate functions and macros when they are called inside worker threads; e.g. pmap in (future (pmap …)) no longer blocks a worker

added clear-ptree-errors — for resuming after an error added clear-ptree — for recomputing from scratch improved task handling for ptrees :lparallel now in *features* after load defpun no longer transforms pfuncall forms

When an evaluation fails or is interrupted, it may be convenient to automatically kill tasks created during the evaluation. One use for this might be for debugging a set of long-running tasks. Here is a solution using alexandria’s unwind-protect-case. (defpackage … Continue reading →