updated for version 7.3.786
Problem: Python threads don't run in the background (issue 103).
Solution: Move the statements to manipulate thread state.
diff --git a/src/if_python.c b/src/if_python.c
index 5e792b1..1bf737f 100644
--- a/src/if_python.c
+++ b/src/if_python.c
@@ -740,12 +740,11 @@
#else
PyMac_Initialize();
#endif
- /* Initialise threads, and save the state using PyGILState_Ensure.
- * Without the call to PyGILState_Ensure, thread specific state (such
- * as the system trace hook), will be lost between invocations of
- * Python code. */
+ /* Initialise threads, and below save the state using
+ * PyGILState_Ensure. Without the call to PyGILState_Ensure, thread
+ * specific state (such as the system trace hook), will be lost
+ * between invocations of Python code. */
PyEval_InitThreads();
- pygilstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
#ifdef DYNAMIC_PYTHON
get_exceptions();
#endif
@@ -756,6 +755,10 @@
if (PythonMod_Init())
goto fail;
+ /* The first python thread is vim's, release the lock. */
+ Python_SaveThread();
+ pygilstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
+
globals = PyModule_GetDict(PyImport_AddModule("__main__"));
/* Remove the element from sys.path that was added because of our
@@ -764,8 +767,7 @@
* the current directory in sys.path. */
PyRun_SimpleString("import sys; sys.path = filter(lambda x: x != '/must>not&exist', sys.path)");
- /* the first python thread is vim's, release the lock */
- Python_SaveThread();
+ PyGILState_Release(pygilstate);
initialised = 1;
}
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 0f77ad2..8115020 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -726,6 +726,8 @@
static int included_patches[] =
{ /* Add new patch number below this line */
/**/
+ 786,
+/**/
785,
/**/
784,
