Re: [AD] XIM patch for Allegro 4.1.x

[Evert Glebbeek <eglebbk@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> Yes, of course this needs lots of testing. 4.2 still may be far enough
> though, given the big advantages this has for users. Currently, half of
> the keys aren't useable without requiring the user to run setup and
> xkeymap. But of course, if lots of problems start popping up - it
> shouldn't be used. But there's also the possibility that this patch will
> make 4.2 more stable, given all the problems XInitThreads seems to
> cause.

I guess we should try it for the next WIP release...

> > As I mentioned before, I think this requires more extensive testing.
> > Single- and multi-processor machines with the software mouse being the
> > main ones.
> >
>
> Yep. But I tried at last the programs where there was problems with the
> XLock (which you always could fix :) - and they simply wotk with the
> pthreads mutex, without any problems so far. But yes, this should be
> tested thouroughly.

Well, as I said, it also works flawlessly on my workstation. If you have
test programs that are known to be potential trouble spots, feel free to
send them to me and I'll (try to) test them here.

Evert