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From: Stephen Leake <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>
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Subject: Re: multitasking: finishing execution
Date: 20 Jun 2002 16:40:02 -0400
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"chris.danx" <spamoff.danx@ntlworld.com> writes:

> "Nige" <nigel.scott@uk.thalesgroup.com> wrote in message
> news:3D11CF27.90401@uk.thalesgroup.com...
> 
> > select
> >     accept Finish;
> > else
> >     -- do code
> >     ....
> > end select;
> >
> > will only process the accept if there is an outstanding call to it.
> 
> If a handler calls Finish will it wait indefinitely for the task to accept
> it?  

Yes.


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