[m-rev.] for review: parallel mmc --make with processes

[Peter Wang]

On 2007-08-16, Julien Fischer <juliensf at csse.unimelb.edu.au> wrote:
> 
>  On Thu, 16 Aug 2007, Peter Wang wrote:
> 
> > Make parallel mmc --make work using processes as well as threads.  This 
> > means
> > the compiler doesn't need to be built in a .par grade for the --jobs option
> > to have an effect.
> >
> > compiler/make.util.m:
> > 	Generalise the existing parallel fold code to work with threads and
> > 	processes.
> >
> > compiler/process_util.m:
> > 	Add a predicate to start running a child process without waiting for
> > 	the child to finish.
> >
> > 	Add a predicate to wait for a child process to finish.
> >
> > doc/user_guide.text:
> > 	Update the documentation.
> 
>  You should also announce this in the NEWS file.

It was already covered by an earlier announcement.

I followed your other suggestions.

Peter
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