Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 11:04:39 +0100 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> Cc: davidxu@freebsd.org Subject: bug in libkse? (was: Re: Fwd: Re: gdesksets/files/patch-libdesklets::Network.py) Message-ID: <20031118110439.19bf6e01.Alexander@Leidinger.net> In-Reply-To: <1069104738.737.69.camel@gyros> References: <3FB3CA31.20309@webonaut.com> <opryk9v5m88ckrg5@smtp.central.cox.net> <3FB3D047.3010701@webonaut.com> <opryle9h1z8ckrg5@smtp.central.cox.net> <20031114100638.08c69054.Alexander@Leidinger.net> <3FB7A46D.1050204@webonaut.com> <opryq7t10z8ckrg5@smtp.central.cox.net> <20031117105535.5afa6df2.Alexander@Leidinger.net> <oprysu83zc8ckrg5@smtp.central.cox.net> <3FB93BB2.7050806@webonaut.com> <1069104738.737.69.camel@gyros>
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On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 16:32:18 -0500
Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@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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