From: Date: October 25 2007 6:51pm
Subject: RE: Sample files -- BadQuery w/Errnum patch part 4
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Warren Young [mailto:mysqlpp@stripped]=20
>=20
> I think we don't want the example to succeed.  It's=20
> intentionally demonstrating a programming bug, so it should fail.

Point taken.

> If we get rid of the loop and maybe add another pause point,=20
> is the only difference the order of lock acquisition?  If so,=20
> you could just add an option to examples/cmdline.cpp to=20
> switch between the modes.  It could be just a generic "mode=20
> switch" (-m?) taking an integer that means something only to=20
> some programs.  To examples/deadlock, -m1 says to acquire=20
> lock1 first, and -m2 lock2.  All other programs can ignore it=20
> for now.  The value can go in a global variable, like dtest_mode.

That'll work.  Want me to update the samples and resend them?