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Wizard Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 1201

How many Threads should be running when you open Cmud?

When I open Cmud and type #THREAD on command line it shows 6 threads running. Nothing happening in the debugger either. No scripts are running.

Enchanter Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 605

There should be only one thread running by default - for your command line. If you have other windows with cmdline, they may span their own threads, but only after you have typed something in their command lines.

Do you have some threading stuff in your onLoad event handler?

Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:18 am

You mean just on the untitled session? There should just be one, and that's just the session's command line running because you entered a command. What output do you get from #thread, exactly?

Wizard Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 1201

No this is my session. If I open my session offline, and then type #THREAD I get this:

Enchanter Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 605

It means "thread with ID=6 is running", not 6 threads are running.

Wizard Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 1201

Haha ok. So why is it #6 and not #1 like in an untitled session?

Like if I open other sessions offline it shows:

Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:47 am

Well, the number is just an internal, numerical ID - the ID is a string ID that you give it. But yeah, it does start numbering from 1, so it's strange that the command-line's been given #6. But it's probably nothing to worry about.

Wizard Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 1201

Ok another example...I typed #THREAD named {#wait 5000;#say yes} on command line then typed #THREAD while it was waiting and then after it ran and got:

Enchanter Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 605

I think while your session is loading it calls several #WAIT or other threading commands like #ALARM with their own thread. When these threads come to the end, the new tread for your main Achaea window gets next unused ID. In your case it is ID=6

If your session doesn't run any threading commands while loading, then there may be (or may not) some problems. My personal opinion (although Zugg is saying that it is OK) is that fast incrementing ID value for the GUI thread is a sign of the threading problem.

Wizard Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 1201

Well thats what I am saying. When I load CMUD and that session nothing runs. The only thing happening is that defaults on the variables set to 1 or 0 or whatever right? I don't have onload or any #wait or #alarm or threading or anything going on, but it always shows #6.

Enchanter Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 605

In this case I think it is OK. I have main thread ID=3 in my own session although I have no threading stuff in my onLoad event handler, single thread scripting only.

Wizard Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 1201

Okay I disabled the class folder with my toolbar and buttons. Now it always shows #3 when I open it offline.

Wizard Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 1201

Ah you show #3 too? Well it is confusing that my main thread is not #1 but okay.

Wizard Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 1201

Okay I discovered the cause. It is expression triggers and buttons. I disabled the class containing the expression triggers and the class containing the buttons and then reopened Cmud and the session offline and got the following:

Enchanter Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 605

Cool. I tried to disable buttons in my package but there was no difference.

Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:13 pm

Told you it was nothing to worry about :P