[Issue 318] wait does not release thread resources on Linux

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http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=318





------- Comment #2 from chris at dprogramming.com  2006-11-19 19:05 -------
> As an unrelated issue, I just noticed that CloseHandle is not being 
> called on the thread handle for Win32, and pthread_detach is not being 
> called for Posix.  I think this should be done in a thread dtor or the 
> equivalent to ensure resources are properly released.
> 

Yes, this is very important. This is a huge bug.
Sometimes one uses "throwaway" threads that just do one thing and terminate.
Currently, it will cause a huge leak and potential errors.


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