I’m on a quad-core Intel Xeon E5 (Mac Pro) and LC 8 could definitely lock up the machine. Only with difficulty could I eventually force LC to quit.
Peter Bogdanoff > On Dec 26, 2019, at 3:31 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > I ahould have saif multiple cores not both. > >> On Dec 26, 2019, at 14:14 , Bob Sneidar via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> On the machine, or on the core? LC should only be using a single core on >> Multi-core systems. Any other process using that core may be affected, but >> not necessarily processes using the other core. It may be academic though, >> as most apps today are probably using both cores simultaneously. >> >> Bob S >> >> >>> On Dec 26, 2019, at 11:16 , J. Landman Gay via use-livecode >>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>> >>> It may be the issue with repeat loops that do not yield to the engine >>> periodically. This was an issue all the way back to MetaCard and I am not >>> sure if it has been changed since then. >>> >>> Basicaly, running a lengthy repeat loop locks up the entire CPU until the >>> loop exits. If this is the problem then it isn't just your standalone that >>> comes to a halt, it's everything currently running on the machine. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
