exit whole process is one of the threads terminates

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/nopsyncd/nopsyncd.c b/nopsyncd/nopsyncd.c
index d478b18..f216d1e 100644
--- a/nopsyncd/nopsyncd.c
+++ b/nopsyncd/nopsyncd.c
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ void* main_loop(void* file)
   printf("%s returned with %d\n", (char*)file, ret);
 
   lua_close(L);
+  
+  /* this should bring down the other thread as well 
+     at least this is true for the tcp-server thread */
+  pipe_close();
 
   pthread_exit(NULL);
 }
@@ -142,6 +146,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     fprintf(stderr, "Error creating qlistener thread (code: %d)\n", ret);
     return 1;
   }
+  pthread_detach(qlistener); /* can't kill this thread so don't join to it */
 
   ret = pthread_create(&tcpserver, NULL, main_loop, "tcpserver.lua");
   if(ret) {
@@ -149,16 +154,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     return 1;
   }
 
-  pthread_join(qlistener, NULL);
+/* this thread can't be cancelled so don't wait for it */
+/*  pthread_join(qlistener, NULL); */
   pthread_join(tcpserver, NULL);
 
-  ret = pipe_close();
-  if(ret) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Error destroying pipe: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-    return 1;
-  }
-
-
   printf("stopping nopsyncd.\n");
   return 0;
 }