Re: [gtk-list] GTK Thread help

[Vandoorselaere Yoann <yoann roco-productions com>]

"Edward J. March Jr." wrote:

> I compiled gtk --with-threads=posix
> In the hope of using GTK for a threaded project.
> However  testthreads in the /gtk-1.1.5/gtk/testthreads
> crashes before running till completion. WHY???
> The error is Gtk-Message (recursive)
>
> What is the normal way to have a some task in the background
> add text or data to GtkWidgets ?? Seems like a processes is too complex and
> has the non-memory share problem. If not threads what other method can I
> use ?  What does GIMP use ? and How ?
> Seems like if testthread crashes anything I write using a thread w/ Gtk is
> also hopeless ? Right ?
>
> Please point me in the right direction. I like GTK a lot NICE JOB guys !
>
>         Best Regards,
>         Ed
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Compile gtk with --with-threads=yes
it will work...

bye

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