Re: Threading problem on Slackware 9.x - solved thanks

[g lemonia org]

> On Fri, 2004-01-16 at 10:57, g lemonia org wrote:
> > Hi all -
> >
> >   Just as information, this problem "Q: Everything hangs at Gtk2->init
> > or
> > Gtk2 '-init' / What's up 'make test' just stops as soon as it starts.",
> > as described at http://gtk2-perl.sourceforge.net/faq/#35 happens on my
> > system too.  I do not use debain, but am running slackware 9.0 at home
> > and 9.1 at work.  'make test' and 'use Gtk -init' hang on both.  Running
> > use Gtk -init through the perl debugger kills the terminal completely.
> >
> >   I have tried re-making Glib.pm with --disable-threadsafe, and I have
> > Gtk+-2.2.4 with glib 2.2.3, which I think are the latest.
> >
> >   I don't know if you have any further ideas about this, I might try to
> > recompile perl with threading enabled (it definitely isn't at the
> > moment), or perhaps switch distros, though I do like Slackware, if
> > anyone has managed to fix this, let us know :o)
>
> no need to switch distros or anything that drastic. this is a known
> problem with any non-threaded perl. it seems to be interactions between
> perl and glib/gthread/gtk+. more than that we know not.
>
> a threaded perl should fix things for you.
>
> -rm

Indeed - I tried over the weekend, and my new, threaded perl works fine. 
I was considering a new distro anyway, and this could have been the final
push that I needed, but I think I'll stay put now :o)

thanks for your help.

Matthew G