[PD] problem making an audio-thread-safe external

[B. Bogart]

Take a look at the code in my gphoto external (in svn)

uses sys_lock() and non-joined pthreads.

.b.

Claude Heiland-Allen wrote:
> Ivica Ico Bukvic wrote:
>>     iret1 = pthread_create( &thread, NULL, cwiid_pthread2_setRumble,
>> (void*) &rPars);
> 
> This creates a new thread.
> 
>>     pthread_join(thread, NULL);
> 
> This waits (blocking Pd's main thread) until the new thread terminates.
> 
> So, why create a new thread only to immediately wait for it to terminate
> - that makes the program essentially behave in a single threaded way.
> 
> Hope this makes sense,
> 
> 
> Claude