2 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2944494..a52291f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-07-16  Andreas Kupries  <andreask@activestate.com>
+
+	* unix/tclUnixNotfy.c (NotifierThreadProc): Accepted Joe
+	  Mistachkin's patch for [Tcl SF Bug 990500], properly closing the
+	  notifier thread when its exits.
+
 2004-07-15  Andreas Kupries  <andreask@activestate.com>
 
 	* unix/tclUnixThrd.c (TclpFinalizeMutex): Accepted Joe
diff --git a/unix/tclUnixNotfy.c b/unix/tclUnixNotfy.c
index 6c0a6ca..6e3cf45 100644
--- a/unix/tclUnixNotfy.c
+++ b/unix/tclUnixNotfy.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  * See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
  * of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
  *
- * RCS: @(#) $Id: tclUnixNotfy.c,v 1.16 2004/06/22 13:09:00 vasiljevic Exp $
+ * RCS: @(#) $Id: tclUnixNotfy.c,v 1.17 2004/07/16 17:38:28 andreas_kupries Exp $
  */
 
 #include "tclInt.h"
@@ -1030,5 +1030,7 @@ NotifierThreadProc(clientData)
     triggerPipe = -1;
     Tcl_ConditionNotify(&notifierCV);
     Tcl_MutexUnlock(&notifierMutex);
+
+    TclpThreadExit (0);
 }
 #endif