Do threads 'end' themselves using core.thread?

[Sean Kelly]

On Jul 22, 2013, at 9:15 AM, Ali Çehreli <acehreli at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Apparently, it is possible to detach from a thread or even to start it in the detached state to begin with: "By default, a new thread is created in a joinable state, unless attr was set to create the thread in a detached state (using pthread_attr_setdetachstate(3))." But core.thread doesn't seem to provide either of those.

Nope.  The thread can't be detached early because the GC might need to operate on the thread in some way.