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| -rw-r--r-- | dist/threads/lib/threads.pm | 12 |
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diff --git a/dist/threads/lib/threads.pm b/dist/threads/lib/threads.pm index b8ee2294ce..fcefbcc1fb 100644 --- a/dist/threads/lib/threads.pm +++ b/dist/threads/lib/threads.pm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use 5.008; use strict; use warnings; -our $VERSION = '1.92'; +our $VERSION = '1.93'; my $XS_VERSION = $VERSION; $VERSION = eval $VERSION; @@ -136,6 +136,16 @@ threads - Perl interpreter-based threads This document describes threads version 1.92 +=head1 WARNING + +The "interpreter-based threads" provided by Perl are not the fast, lightweight +system for multitasking that one might expect or hope for. Threads are +implemented in a way that make them easy to misuse. Few people know how to +use them correctly or will be able to provide help. + +The use of interpreter-based threads in perl is officially +L<discouraged|perlpolicy/discouraged>. + =head1 SYNOPSIS use threads ('yield', |