Re: meaning of thread tree marking

[René Clerc <rene@xxxxxxxx>]

* Andrei A. Voropaev <avorop@xxxxxxx> [02-10-2003 13:31]:

> I've noticed that threads can be drawn slightly different. See below for
> example.
> 
>       3 r + 05/09 Gordon Seipold  (  49) AW: access
>       4 r + 05/09 Gordon Seipold  (  84) |*>
>       5   + 01/10 Gordon Seipold  (  43) `*>
>       9   T 16/09 David W. Lewis  (  48) RE: connectivity
> ->   10 r T 23/09 Chifu Valerian  (  25) `->
> 
> The first thread has '*' before '>' and second thead has '-'. I tried to
> find clarification in the manual.txt but failed. Anyone can tell me what
> is the meaning of that '*'?

The * indicates a "pseudo thread";  read the manual on $strict_threads
for an explanation and motivation for this feature.

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