Re: Using NSThreads in command-line apps

FROM : Bill Bumgarner
DATE : Thu May 15 20:47:23 2008

On May 15, 2008, at 11:42 AM, ben syverson wrote:
> Actually, I'm able to spawn new threads perfectly well. The problem 
> is that I can't (?) use performSelectorOnMainThread: because I'm not 
> an NSApplication, and so I don't get the default "main" thread that 
> loops for user input...
>
> Am I busted? I would like to be able to run this app without the 
> window server running (ie, in Single User Mode), because it's server 
> software.
>
> I can always fall back to POSIX threads, but I'd rather use NSThread 
> if possible. Is there an alternate way to have my spawned NSThreads 
> call back to a controller thread (that doesn't require 10.5)?


Run an NSRunLoop on your main thread.  That'll support -
performSelectorOnMainThread:.

b.bum