Set multiprocessing start method only if not already set#1792
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Set multiprocessing start method only if not already set#1792TheJostler wants to merge 1 commit intoSFTtech:masterfrom
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Handle cases where multiprocessing start method has already been set.
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thanks - apart from the typo, this should fix the startup error.
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| if mmultiprocessing.get_start_method(allow_none=True) is None: | ||
| mmultiprocessing.set_start_method('spawn') |
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this seems to be a typo - an additional m.
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I was getting this error when trying to build the project for the first time using the
./configure --download-nyancommand:It required a very simple fix, just added a check before setting the multiprocessing start method to ensure that it only gets set once. After this change was made to the build script worked perfectly.