bug in libkse? (was: Re: Fwd: Re: gdesksets/files/patch-libdesklets::Network.py)

[Alexander Leidinger]

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 16:32:18 -0500
Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus at marcuscom.com> wrote:

> > >> Has anyone contacted the threads people? There's either a bug in libkse
> > >> or in libc_r.
> > >
> > >
> > > No, I haven't.. I didn't know there has any bug in libkse or libc_r 
> > > that cause gdesklets not work. Well, I don't know how to explain and 
> > > show there's bug in libc_r or libkse. I just explain about gdesklets 
> > > work a little on libkse, but not on libc_r? Also, show the code of 
> > > SysInfo or Weather's thread?
> > >
> > i think i've found the problem. could someone approve this?
> > to make it run, please change gdesklets/sensor/Sensor.py in this way:
> 
> That seems reasonable to me.  C applications need to do
> gdk_threads_init() before using threads.

I still think this is 'some kind of' a bug in libkse. Even if using
libkse is possible without calling threads_init() it should IMHO print
some kind of a message if it isn't called (if possible).

David, can you throw some light on this issue?

> >    #
> >     # Adds and runs a new thread.
> >     #
> >     def _add_thread(self, threadfunction, *args):
> > 
> >         gtk.threads_init()       <== ADD THIS LINE
> > 
> >         # the thread should not start before setup is complete, therefore
> >         # we are using the GTK idle handler
> >         def run_thread(threadfunction, args):
> >             thread.start_new_thread(threadfunction, args)
> > 
> >         gtk.idle_add(run_thread, threadfunction, args)

Bye,
Alexander.

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