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diff --git a/include/threadengine.h b/include/threadengine.h
index c11f2d817..10f3fed13 100644
--- a/include/threadengine.h
+++ b/include/threadengine.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class ThreadData;
* code. Be sure to keep your code thread-safe and not prone to deadlocks
* and race conditions if you MUST use threading!
*/
-class CoreExport Thread : public Extensible
+class CoreExport Thread
{
private:
/** Set to true when the thread is to exit
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class CoreExport Thread : public Extensible
{
}
+ /* If the thread is running, you MUST join BEFORE deletion */
virtual ~Thread();
/** Override this method to put your actual
@@ -64,10 +65,11 @@ class CoreExport Thread : public Extensible
/** Signal the thread to exit gracefully.
*/
- virtual void SetExitFlag()
- {
- ExitFlag = true;
- }
+ virtual void SetExitFlag();
+
+ /** Join the thread (calls SetExitFlag and waits for exit)
+ */
+ void join();
};