al_create_thread
ALLEGRO_THREAD *al_create_thread(
void *(*proc)(ALLEGRO_THREAD *thread, void *arg), void *arg)
Spawn a new thread which begins executing proc. The new thread is passed its own thread handle and the value arg.
Returns true if the thread was created, false if there was an error.
See also: al_start_thread, al_join_thread.
Examples: ex_native_filechooser, ex_threads, ex_threads2
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