note elf_firein <p> I have following queries: ithreads is how much robust in perl 5.8.8? Like the problem with shared variable is sorted out or still Thread::Tie module is still preferable? The package variables(declared with 'our') is paced in symbol table of the package. So when we import a package with 'use' directive in main package, is it safe to declare them as shared variables? </p> 288022 729114