# 1.7.9p2 tasks

Pavel Curtis (pavel@parc.xerox.com)
Mon, 18 Dec 1995 09:56:05 PST

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    Jason Mills writes:
    > Looking at the db file since this was an eval revealed that this had been
    > caused by the command:
    >	;while(1) suspend($maxint); endwhile
    > So, was this task continuously running as though it were a suspend(0) in
    > there, or was it waiting until $maxint seconds had passed before it executed?

    In 1.7.9p2, it will run continuously, just like suspend(0).  In 1.8.0, it will
    be suspended until January 2038 (or until it is resume()d).

    	Pavel