ng <a href="threads.html#al_join_thread">al_join_thread</a> on the thread any longer.</p>
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<pre><code>ALLEGRO_MUTEX *al_create_mutex(void)
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<p>Create the mutex object (a mutual exclusion device). The mutex may or may not support &quot;recursive&quot; locking.</p>
<p>Returns the mutex on success or <code>NULL</code> on error.</p>
<p>See also: <a href="threads.html#al_create_mutex_recursive">al_create_mutex_recursive</a>.</p>
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