Re: gdk threads enter/leave not enough?

[Tristan Van Berkom <tvb gnome org>]

Felix Kater wrote:
[...]
> b. It is not possible to savely call gtk/gdk functions from different
> threads using gdk_threads_enter/leave only (see my original post). In this
> case a thread enters gdk_threads_enter() although is shouldn't. My
> workaround: Use flags and let gtk functions be called from one thread
> only.

Not to say that gdk_threads_enter/leave shouldn't work, but using
only one thread to update the GUI is common practice and generally
makes multithreaded life in GTK+ alot easier.

> All in all it seems that gdk_threads_enter/leave does nothing in my
> case ?! Is it possible that I have initiated threads but forgotten
> something essential to turn on gdk_threads_enter/leave?

Note that gdk_threads_enter/leave simply do nothing if GTK+ was
compiled without thread support.

Did you call g_thread_init() and did it report an error ?

Cheers,
                              -Tristan