Re: [Caml-list] Why 'Graphics.wait_next_event' doesn't reply anymore ?

[Fabrice Marchant <fabrice.marchant@orange.fr>]

> Both threads use the Graphics-module (via View-module).
> Possibly the problem is, that the access
> is not protected: use Mutexes, when calling the View.<function>,
> so that each Thread only has access to the View-functions
> (and the Graphics module's functions), when the other thread
> is ready with it's work. Otherwise possibly things become confused.
> 
> So, wrap each of the View.<function> calls with
> calls to Mutex.lock and Mutex.unlock.
> 
> Possibly this is your main problem!

  Great ! Oliver, it was this. All perfectly rocks at full speed now.
I'm very happy my Game of Life finally works.
However, I've not understood why this Mutex was needed : what could be
the data shared with 'wait_next_event' ?
  Some internal of Graphics module ?

 Regards,

Fabrice