rust/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-15.rs

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// ignore-fast

use std::task;

fn start(tx: &Sender<int>, i0: int) {
    let mut i = i0;
    while i > 0 {
        tx.send(0);
        i = i - 1;
    }
}

pub fn main() {
    // Spawn a task that sends us back messages. The parent task
    // is likely to terminate before the child completes, so from
    // the child's point of view the receiver may die. We should
    // drop messages on the floor in this case, and not crash!
    let (tx, rx) = channel();
    task::spawn(proc() {
        start(&tx, 10)
    });
    rx.recv();
}