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diff --git a/pod/perlothrtut.pod b/pod/perlothrtut.pod index 833f0c42cf..322ff8ecc2 100644 --- a/pod/perlothrtut.pod +++ b/pod/perlothrtut.pod @@ -4,17 +4,18 @@ perlothrtut - old tutorial on threads in Perl =head1 DESCRIPTION -B<WARNING>: 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<WARNING>: +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<perlthrtut> tutorial, and the L<threads> and L<threads::shared> +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? |