Ed Kutrzyba wrote: > I am developing an application that controls a "Data Collection > System". I used glade and anjuta for my GUI and C backend control coding. > My program works great, but I need to add some extra backround tasks: > > 1) I need to run a script (perl or bash) on demand without interfering > with my program. i.e. the script runs in the background so GTK is still > responsive.
http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/glib/glib-Spawning-Processes.html#g-spawn-async > 2) I need to spawn a task to perform some background operations. i.e. > get time from an add in board, arm and disarm an interrupt routine that > time tags an external signal -- need to start and stop this on demand. > > What is the best way to do this? http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/glib/glib-Spawning-Processes.html#g-spawn-async-with-pipes In general, see: http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/glib/glib-Spawning-Processes.html > I have some code from the vendor to control the add in board, I just > need to massage it to fit into my app, my way. See also: http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-app-devel-list/2004-April/msg00171.html _______________________________________________ gtk-app-devel-list mailing list gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-app-devel-list
