[ODE] Multi-threaded ODE?

[whitt013]

Whoops, I just realized I sent this directly to Mark instead of to the list.  
So has anyone else tried using ODE to simulate separate worlds simultaneously 
in separate threads?  I'm trying to get to the multi-threading stuff tonight, 
so I'll let you know how it turns out.  (otherwise it will be next week).

David

>===== Original Message From <skjold@cistron.nl> =====
>I hope someone else can give you a more complete answer about that, because I 
really don't know whether ODE is reentrant at all. I don't think ODE is 
thread-safe, but it's possible that there is no harm in concurrent use of the 
library as long as each simultaneous call operates on a strictly separate 
world. But in truth, I really don't know.
>
>Greets,
>Mark
>
>> Hey, thanks for the info.  I have another technical question: how well 
would
>> ODE handle multiple threads simulating separate worlds?  If I completely 
build
>> a new world for each creature, one of the advantages would be moving the
>> simulations to extra processors where available (my machine has two).  So 
is
>> this a possibility, or would I need to fork off another process to 
encapsulate
>> ODE enough to allow this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> David
>>
>
>
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