Bug?

Hans Aberg haberg@matematik.su.se
Mon, 15 Jan 2001 20:43:31 +0100


At 21:08 +0100 1-01-13, Roberto Barrios wrote:
>    Hi. I'm a computer engineering student and use with  Hugs98, which
>helps me a lot in learning fuctional programming.   I've noticed that the
>WinHugs application  eats 100% of the available CPU even when it isn't
>doing any work, just  blinking the cursor!!!    I use CPUIddle to
>cool-down my processor and I saw  a noticeable increase in CPU temperature
>whenever WinHugs was opened, although  out of focus and without any task
>running.

This sounds as though it could be due to the fact MSOS uses cooperative
multitasking, and WinHugs doesn't release any time to other programs. (In
which case it is not a "bug", but a "feature".)

  Hans Aberg