Re: R: [AD] Mini-synchronization API proposal for 4.1.x

[Bob <ohannessian@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Angelo Mottola wrote:
> > - should we use a BITMAP-style API:
>
>
> Please do; this ensures API consistency.
>
> As we're talking about synchronization, I'll push things more,
> discussing what will probably be part only of future Allegro 5.

I won't comment on the API/feature set since I haven't done any 
multi-threaded programming.

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> Currently Allegro messes up a lot with timers/threads.

I could be wrong, but it was y impression that Allegro's timers halt the 
main thread until they are done executing, thus making them look and act 
like real interrupts (from the user's perspective).

[snip]

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