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diff --git a/dev-haskell/threads/metadata.xml b/dev-haskell/threads/metadata.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..cbc2c1376d96 --- /dev/null +++ b/dev-haskell/threads/metadata.xml @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd"> +<pkgmetadata> + <herd>haskell</herd> + <maintainer> + <email>haskell@gentoo.org</email> + </maintainer> + <longdescription> + This package provides functions to fork threads and + wait for their result, whether it's an exception or a + normal value. + + Besides waiting for the termination of a single thread + this packages also provides functions to wait for a + group of threads to terminate. + + This package is similar to the + @threadmanager@, @async@ and @spawn@ packages. + The advantages of this package are: + + * Simpler API. + + * More efficient in both space and time. + + * No space-leak when forking a large number of threads. + + * Correct handling of asynchronous exceptions. + + * GHC specific functionality like @forkOn@ and @forkIOWithUnmask@. + </longdescription> +</pkgmetadata> |