Add an error for enabled multithreaded gc (oscar-system#985)

lgoettgens · Apr 29, 2024 · 5920502 · 5920502
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diff --git a/src/GAP.jl b/src/GAP.jl
@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@ function __init__()
         windows_error()
     end
 
+    if isdefined(Threads, :ngcthreads) && Threads.ngcthreads() > 1
+        error("GAP.jl currently does not support multithreaded garbage collection. Please run julia with `--gcthreads=1` for now.")
+    end
+
     # always regenerate our custom GAP root dir, to accommodate for changes
     # in the system configuration (artifact paths, available compilers, ...)
     global sysinfo