Re: [gtkmm] Re: pthreads with gtk/gtkmm

[Paul Davis <paul linuxaudiosystems com>]

>> Using gtkmm1.2 shall I use gthreads or can use pthreads (as I am doing
>> now?). What does glib add to pthreads?
>
>Without knowing much about these matters, I would assume that using
>the thread mechanism provided with GLib would make your program more
>portable.

it does, but at the expense of replacing a documented, well-defined
standard API with a watered-down wrapper. the P.1003 is available for
just about every platform you can name.

--p