> I was thinking about the problem and actually, at least in all > circumstances I can think of, changing that one operation from <= to < > would fix the problem. If the times are on the same second, I would never > have had time to change it. This would fix the problem. Perhaps this > functionality can be controlled by an environment variable like NPROC.
i thought this idea might come up. i think the reason not to do this is a very fundamental principle: correctness. never give up on correctness. - erik