Re: [gtk-list] Re: gtk and pthreads?

["Didimo E. Grimaldo T." <grimaldo panama iaehv nl>]

> On Fri, 26 Jun 1998, Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
> 
> > Has anybody here used gtk with pthreads?  If so, I'm curious as to
> > exactly what it took to get them to cooperate (yes, I've read the
> > FAQ.  My experiment blew up before I ever cloned a thread...).
> 
> Currently GTK isn't thread-safe, but you *can* use threads and GTK
> concurrently.  You need to watch what you're doing however.  :)

  I did something similar with Tcl/Tk (ugh! what a terrible C
  API!) 8.0 and Posix threads on HP-UX, seemed to work ok in my
  experiment though every now and then it would crash. 

  Also know of GPK (GTK Proxy Kit) but I don't know what it is
  the current status.

  		Cheers,
			Emilio

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