[SDL] SDL 1.3 roadmap...

[Torsten Giebl]

Hello !


> One thing I'd like to know about SDL 1.3: Is it going to finally remove
> the restriction that SDL functions can only be called from the main
> thread? SDL's strong orientation to an old-fashioned, single-threaded,
> event-driven architecture is the reason I'm currently investigating
> alternative libraries. It's just getting more and more painful trying to
> reconcile SDL with a heavily multithreaded application.
>
> I could live with restricting all SDL calls to a single thread if I had
> to, if only it didn't have to be the main thread. Is there any prospect
> of some relief on the horizon?

The reason for this was always named that most
OSes only support event handling and drawing
from the main thread.

For which OS is this true and for which false ?


CU