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addStartTask(Task,Task) -- schedule a task upon completion of another

Synopsis

Description

i1 : f = () -> "f value";
i2 : g = () -> "g value";
i3 : F = createTask f

o3 = <<task, created>>

o3 : Task
i4 : G = createTask g

o4 = <<task, created>>

o4 : Task
i5 : addStartTask(F,G)
i6 : schedule F

o6 = <<task, created>>

o6 : Task
i7 : while not isReady F do sleep 1
i8 : taskResult F

o8 = f value
i9 : while not isReady G do sleep 1
i10 : taskResult G

o10 = g value

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