.TH "al_run_detached_thread(3alleg5) Allegro reference manual" "" "" "" "" .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\[aq]t have the possibility of ever calling al_join_thread(3alleg5) on the thread any longer.