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// ignore-test
// This checks that preemption works.

// note: halfway done porting to modern rust
use std::comm;

fn starve_main(alive: Receiver<isize>) {
    println!("signalling main");
    alive.recv();
    println!("starving main");
    let mut i: isize = 0;
    loop { i += 1; }
}

pub fn main() 
{
    let (port, chan) = stream();

    println!("main started");
    spawn(move|| {
        starve_main(port);
    });
    let mut i: isize = 0;
    println!("main waiting for alive signal");
    chan.send(i);
    println!("main got alive signal");
    while i < 50 { println!("main iterated"); i += 1; }
    println!("main completed");
}