Gtk+ and multithreating

[Michelle Konzack <linux4michelle freenet de>]

Hello *,

I am new on this list, but have already codes some VERY simple admin
GUI's...  Now I have a bigger problem/Application which need definitiv
multithreading since it must poll several servers and update several
TreeView and ListView.  I have no experience with it, since I am one
of those

   console-singel-task-no-one-bother-me

programmers (Debian GNU/Linux)...  :-)

OK, for now my GUI is running and then I use a loop like

----8<--------------------------------------------
    window_main=create_window_main();

    while ( TRUE )
    {
      while ( gtk_events_pending() )
        gtk_main_iteration();

      <some_code_to_update_the_dialog>
    }
----8<--------------------------------------------

where <some_code_to_update_the_dialog> are several functions which are
executed one after one.  Problem FOR NOW is that each function need
ages to get the data and my GUI is dead while running the functions...

If there is nothing to do, the CPU load is 100% while running the loop.
Oops!

Not realy what I want!

So, can anyone provide me with a Tutorial HOW TO MULTITHREAD those
functions <some_code_to_update_the_dialog> ?

And maybe some other tips...

Thanks, Greetings and nice Day
    Michelle Konzack
    Systemadministrator
    Tamay Dogan Network
    Debian GNU/Linux Consultant


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