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Re: [PATCH] fetch-pack: Prepare for a side-band demultiplexer in a thread.

From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:43:52

Johannes Sixt [off-list ref] writes:
	This change again originates from the MinGW port. Since we don't
	have fork(2) on Windows, we must run the sideband demultiplexer
	in a thread.
If the rationale was "running in a thread is more natural on the
platform", I would understand it.

But "_must_ run because there is no fork(2)" solicits a "Huh?
How does Cygwin does it then?" from me.
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