Re: GTK+

[natarajan <natarajan aadima com>]

Thanks for the reply, I can understand the concept of how to do it (have 
done it in win32), but I am looking for implementation examples or 
pointers, which works cross platform (atleast runs across Linux and 
Windows).

Kind Regards,
Natarajan.

Guy Rouillier wrote:
> The way this is typically done is to check in main() for any 
> already-running processes, and if present just shut down the newly 
> started one.  If you want to be user-friendly, you can give focus to the 
> already running version so the user is not left wondering why the app 
> didn't start.
>
> One tricky part is that the user may have renamed the executable, so 
> don't hard-code the name of your app inside main.  Instead, identify the 
> name under which it was started in main().  To be even more fool-proof 
> (since the user may rename the executable between the first and second 
> invocations), you can create some type of signal (e.g., semaphore) when 
> the first instance of the app is run.  Subsequent instances can just 
> look for the presence of that signal.
>
> natarajan wrote:
>   
> > Hi all,
> > Is there a way in GTK+ which I can use to stop users from running 
> > multiple instances of an application program. I am looking for this as I 
> > want my program to work cross platform, in windows as well as in Linux.
> >
> > Many Thanks for your time and response in advance,
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Natarajan.
> >
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