Re: [Gimp-developer] Simultaneous Multiprocessing and Multithreading in GIMP

Hi Liam, Thanks for the answer. On Sat, 26 Oct 2019 at 16:25, Liam R E Quin wrote: > On Sat, 2019-10-26 at 15:30 +0330, Ahmad Nouralizadeh via gimp- > developer-list wrote: > > AFAIK, using fork > > and multithreading is not recommended (e.g., look at the second > > answer here, Is it safe to f

Re: [Gimp-developer] Simultaneous Multiprocessing and Multithreading in GIMP

On Sat, 2019-10-26 at 15:30 +0330, Ahmad Nouralizadeh via gimp- developer-list wrote: > AFAIK, using fork > and multithreading is not recommended (e.g., look at the second > answer here, Is it safe to fork from within a thread? It's “not recommended” in the same way that using a knife to cut your

[Gimp-developer] Simultaneous Multiprocessing and Multithreading in GIMP

Hi, AFAIK, gimp is a multiprocess program. Because for each plugin, it creates a new process. It also uses multithreading. But, AFAIK, using fork and multithreading is not recommended (e.g., look at the second answer here, Is it safe to fork from within a thread?