Re: WaitForSingleObject() will not deadlock

You can't, it is impossible; it violates the fundamental design of a mutex!!!!

Note that if you block the GUI thread, it blocks the GUI thread, and you can never dismiss
the dialog!

You are creating a complex solution to a trivial problem! See my earlier answer!
joe

On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 00:31:03 -0700, Frank Cusack <fcusack@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Code like this

if (WaitForSingleObject(mutex, INFINITE) == WAIT_OBJECT_0)
AfxMessageBox("acquired", ID_OK);
if (WaitForSingleObject(mutex, INFINITE) == WAIT_OBJECT_0)
AfxMessageBox("acquired", ID_OK);

displays 2 alert boxes. How do I make this deadlock instead?

-frank
Joseph M. Newcomer [MVP]
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