Changes between Version 26 and Version 27 of BasicApi

Timestamp:

Jan 1, 2010, 1:42:22 PM (14 years ago)

Author:

Nicolas

Comment:

Warn that boinc_init_parallel will fork.

BasicApi

@@ -17 +17 @@
 == Initialization and termination == #init
 
+Initialization must be done before calling other BOINC functions.
+
 To initialize a single-thread program, call
-
 {{{
 #!c++
@@ -29 +30 @@
 }}}
 
-Initialization must be done before calling other BOINC functions.
+Note that `boinc_init_parallel` will `fork` on Unix systems,
+so you must not create any thread or try to store the current PID
+before calling this function.
+If this function succeeds,
+the parent (original) process will run an internal loop,
+and will not return;
+code following the `boinc_init_parallel` call will run in the child process.
 
 When the application has completed it must call