Creating a Multithreaded Application

kamransoomro84 · 05-31-2004, 06:33 AM

Hi

Just wanted to know how I can create a multithreaded application in Linux and Windows. If anyone can help me, I'd be really grateful.

Thanks.

The_Nerd · 05-31-2004, 10:55 AM

Well, it matters what you are doing. If you are doing a game, or other media app, look into SDL, it has nice threading. If you are doing a regualar desktop app however, I think you may have yo use some #ifdefs... google it.

kamransoomro84 · 06-01-2004, 06:32 PM

Thanks for the info The_Nerd.

seeLnd · 06-03-2004, 08:55 AM

Hi, this is a simple example:

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include <unistd.h>

void * thread_func(void *arg)
{
   for ( ; ; ) {
     fputc ('1', stderr); 
     sleep(1);
   }
   return NULL;
}

int main() 
{
  pthread_t thread_id;

  if(pthread_create (&thread_id, NULL, thread_func, NULL) != 0) { 
     fputs("Error: pthread can't be created\n", stderr);
     exit(1);
  }

  for ( ; ; ) {
     fputc ('0', stderr);
     sleep(1);
  }
  return 0;
}

gcc -o thread -lpthread thread.c