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Re: curl_global_init

From: Georg Lippitsch <georg.lippitsch_at_gmx.at>
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:55:46 +0100

Am Donnerstag, 14. Februar 2008 20:38 schrieb McGarvey, Kevin:
> The documentation says that curl_global_init must be called with no
> other threads running. Please clarify why this is necessary.

That would interest me too!

Because if it is true, it would make it impossible to use curl in libraries
that are dynamically loaded by other programs (like plug-ins), because you
can never be sure that no threads are running.
Received on 2008-02-14