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Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Threads in byte code and native code work
 differently

On 09/25/2014 01:26 PM, Kakadu wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have demo application [1] which creates OCaml threads and executes
> C++ event loop from different libraries. When I compile it to native
> code everything is fine but when I create custom bytecode executable
> OCaml threads doesn't work.
> 
> I have tested it with Qt4, Qt5 and GTK2 and behaviour is same. Can you
> explain me what is happening there, please

See https://sympa.inria.fr/sympa/arc/caml-list/2004-07/msg00305.html
If you use '-vmthread' the runtime doesn't create new system threads for you.

Is there a particular reason why you need to use 'ocamlc -vmthread' instead of 'ocamlc -thread'?

Best regards,
--Edwin