.\" Automatically generated by Pandoc 2.2.1 .\" .TH "al_run_detached_thread" "3alleg5" "" "Allegro reference manual" "" .hy .SH NAME .PP al_run_detached_thread \- Allegro 5 API .SH SYNOPSIS .IP .nf \f[C] #include\ void\ al_run_detached_thread(void\ *(*proc)(void\ *arg),\ void\ *arg) \f[] .fi .SH DESCRIPTION .PP Runs the passed function in its own thread, with \f[C]arg\f[] passed to it as only parameter. This is similar to calling al_create_thread(3alleg5), al_start_thread(3alleg5) and (after the thread has finished) al_destroy_thread(3alleg5) \- but you don't have the possibility of ever calling al_join_thread(3alleg5) on the thread.