Re: Using NSThreads in command-line apps

FROM : Bill Bumgarner
DATE : Thu May 15 21:25:31 2008

On May 15, 2008, at 12:16 PM, ben syverson wrote:
> On May 15, 2008, at 1:47 PM, Bill Bumgarner wrote:

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

>
> Okay -- interesting. One follow-up question... my core loop is 
> basically:
>
> while(_running) {
>     // do stuff
> }
>
> I don't want to listen to any input, and I want the loop to execute 
> as fast as possible. However, NSRunLoop says I need to set a timer 
> or an input...


Your main thread loop?

If that is the design you want to use, then you can use NSLock -- 
NSConditionLock, typically -- to do the synchronization between 
threads.  If your loop really is running flat out, then using a 
condition lock will be marginally faster.

b.bum