Add detach call so threads are GC'ed.

be4329b3 · Guido van Rossum · e1f93f41 · be4329b3
Commit be4329b3 authored Apr 30, 1997 by Guido van Rossum
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--- a/Python/thread_pthread.h
+++ b/Python/thread_pthread.h
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ int start_new_thread _P2(func, void (*func) _P((void *)), arg, void *arg)
 		init_thread();
 	success = pthread_create(&th, pthread_attr_default,
 				 (void* (*) _P((void *)))func, arg);
+	if (success >= 0)
+		pthread_detach(th);
 	return success < 0 ? 0 : 1;
 }