GNU bug report logs - #21424
guile-2.0: SIGALRM signal handler does not get called when guile blocks on I/O

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From: Rob Browning <rlb <at> defaultvalue.org>
To: 21424 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: 685919-forwarded <at> bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: bug#21424: guile-2.0: SIGALRM signal handler does not get
 called when guile blocks on I/O
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 13:52:04 -0600

Rob Browning <rlb <at> defaultvalue.org> writes:

> This appears to still be the case with at least Debian's 2.0.11+1-10
> package, and setting the handler to something that doesn't perform IO
> has the same effect (i.e. no alarm until you hit return):
>
>   (sigaction SIGALRM (lambda (x) (exit 1)))

Just checked -- still true with 3.0.9.

Thanks
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Rob Browning
rlb @defaultvalue.org and @debian.org
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