al_start_thread(3)

al_start_thread3

Allegro 5 api

Usage

#include <allegro5/allegro.h>
void al_start_thread(ALLEGRO_THREAD *thread)

Overview

When a thread is created, it is initially in a suspended state. Calling al_start_thread(3) will start its actual execution.

Starting a thread which has already been started does nothing.

From allegro 5.2.11.3-2 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.