From 34a31a2827ce7d00f563fb22270de2f1a2f522e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Anderson <davea@ssl.berkeley.edu>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:37:06 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] - API: don't start timer thread (or install signal handler on
 Unix)     if running standalone

svn path=/trunk/boinc/; revision=13577
---
 api/boinc_api.C | 7 +++++--
 checkin_notes   | 7 +++++++
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/api/boinc_api.C b/api/boinc_api.C
index 59c6aa0d9b..c729d42f37 100644
--- a/api/boinc_api.C
+++ b/api/boinc_api.C
@@ -283,7 +283,10 @@ int boinc_init_options(BOINC_OPTIONS* opt) {
     }
     retval = boinc_init_options_general(*opt);
     if (retval) return retval;
-    return set_worker_timer();
+    if (!standalone) {
+        retval = set_worker_timer();
+    }
+    return retval;
 }
 
 // the following can be called by either graphics or worker thread
@@ -873,7 +876,7 @@ int set_worker_timer() {
         return retval;
     }
 
-    // set up a periodic SIGALRM, to be hanled by the worker thread
+    // set up a periodic SIGALRM, to be handled by the worker thread
     //
     struct sigaction sa;
     itimerval value;
diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 4722556d0b..cd8304e817 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -8432,3 +8432,10 @@ David  12 Sept 2007
 
     client/
         cpu_sched.C
+
+David  12 Sept 2007
+    - API: don't start timer thread (or install signal handler on Unix)
+        if running standalone
+
+    api/
+        boinc_api.C