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add cross-ref from reference to guide on places

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Matthew Flatt 2011-10-14 09:12:35 -07:00
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@margin-note{Currently, parallel support for places is enabled
only for Racket 3m (which is the main variant of Racket), and only
by default for Windows, Linux x86/x86_64, and Mac OS X x86/x86_64. To
enable support for other platforms, use @DFlag{enable-places} with
@exec{configure} when building Racket. The @racket[place-enabled?]
function reports whether places run in parallel.}
@guideintro["effective-places"]{places}
@note-lib[racket/place]
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take advantage of machines with multiple processors, cores, or
hardware threads.
@margin-note{Currently, parallel support for places is enabled
only for Racket 3m (which is the main variant of Racket), and only
by default for Windows, Linux x86/x86_64, and Mac OS X x86/x86_64. To
enable support for other platforms, use @DFlag{enable-places} with
@exec{configure} when building Racket. The @racket[place-enabled?]
function reports whether places run in parallel.}
A @deftech{place} is a parallel task that is effectively a separate
instance of the Racket virtual machine. Places communicate through
@deftech{place channels}, which are endpoints for a two-way buffered