X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=pod%2Fperlothrtut.pod;h=322ff8ecc252baba449b13431449907026086241;hb=2810d90162dc487ea10933114344f32d14b3d619;hp=833f0c42cf41aa5afdf959ea606e68ae98a19338;hpb=53d7eaa81952a67657b7bc981fed8fadac42788d;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git diff --git a/pod/perlothrtut.pod b/pod/perlothrtut.pod index 833f0c4..322ff8e 100644 --- a/pod/perlothrtut.pod +++ b/pod/perlothrtut.pod @@ -4,17 +4,18 @@ perlothrtut - old tutorial on threads in Perl =head1 DESCRIPTION -B: Threading is an experimental feature. Both the interface -and implementation are subject to change drastically. In fact, this -documentation describes the flavor of threads that was in version -5.005. Perl 5.6.0 and later have the beginnings of support for -interpreter threads, which (when finished) is expected to be -significantly different from what is described here. The information -contained here may therefore soon be obsolete. Use at your own risk! - -One of the most prominent new features of Perl 5.005 is the inclusion -of threads. Threads make a number of things a lot easier, and are a -very useful addition to your bag of programming tricks. +B: +This tutorial describes the old-style thread model that was introduced in +release 5.005. This model is now deprecated, and will be removed, probably +in version 5.10. The interfaces described here were considered +experimental, and are likely to be buggy. + +For information about the new interpreter threads ("ithreads") model, see +the F tutorial, and the L and L +modules. + +You are strongly encouraged to migrate any existing threads code to the +new model as soon as possible. =head1 What Is A Thread Anyway?