process-wait

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Function

Package: MULTIPROCESSING

Arguments: (whostate function &rest args)

This function suspends the current process (the value of sys:*current-process*) until applying function to arguments yields true. The whostate argument must be a string which temporarily replaces the process' whostate for the duration of the wait. This function returns nil.

See the discussion under the headings Waiting for input to a file and mp:process-wait vs mp:wait-for-input-available in multiprocessing.htm for information on why not to use this function when waiting for input from a file.

See multiprocessing.htm for general information on multiprocessing in Allegro CL.

The general documentation description is in introduction.htm. The index in index.htm.