Re: Moving main loop to GLib.

[Aaron Digulla <digulla wi-pc44 fh-konstanz de>]

Quoting Owen Taylor (otaylor@redhat.com):

> To run the main loop, we use the following interface.
> The main difference for this is that run() and quit()
> are done for a specific GMainLoop *, instead of
> for the current main loop. This avoids the problem
> one occasionally sees where one has a main window and
> a dialog up, one quits the main window, and the dialog
> stays up until you quit it.

This looks good *if* it means that it is possible to write code which
calls the mainloop when I need it. This is one of the biggest obstacles
in Xt/Tcl/Gtk+ right now: You can't write your own mainloop to do your
own thing (eg. I have a thread system and my own global lock to protect
non-concurrent parts; it must then be possible to use this lock when
waiting for events). Is that possible with this approach ?

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