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Bugs item #2418979, was opened at 2008-12-12 12:18
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Category: None
Group: 4.9
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 1
Private: No
Submitted By: Peter Wang (tjaden)
Assigned to: Elias Pschernig (elias)
Summary: detached threads

Initial Comment:
Consider adding support for detached threads (not requiring al_join_thread nor al_destroy_thread).
http://www.allegro.cc/forums/thread/598582

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>Comment By: Peter Wang (tjaden)
Date: 2009-08-20 09:21

Message:
I would prefer to retain the distinction between creating and starting a
thread. So you can create a thread, set up some more stuff, *then* start
the
thread.  If some setup fails you can abort the thread, which is still
waiting
in the trampoline.

Your first patch had the problem of passing the ALLEGRO_THREAD handle to
the
thread func when it was already freed, I think.  That can probably just
be
delayed.


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Comment By: Elias Pschernig (elias)
Date: 2009-08-20 01:23

Message:
Actually, there was no reason to ever give a thread handle for the thread
to the user. New patch attached.

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Comment By: Elias Pschernig (elias)
Date: 2009-08-19 23:29

Message:
Attached patch is a try at implementing this.

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