+
+ // we might need to resume the thread, but we might also not need to cancel
+ // it if it doesn't run yet
+ bool shouldResume = FALSE,
+ shouldCancel = TRUE,
+ isRunning = FALSE;
+
+ // check if the thread already started to run
+ {
+ wxCriticalSectionLocker lock(m_critsect);
+
+ if ( m_internal->GetState() == STATE_NEW )
+ {
+ // WinThreadStart() will see it and terminate immediately, no need
+ // to cancel the thread - but we still need to resume it to let it
+ // run
+ m_internal->SetState(STATE_EXITED);
+
+ Resume(); // it knows about STATE_EXITED special case
+
+ shouldCancel = FALSE;
+ isRunning = TRUE;
+
+ // shouldResume is correctly set to FALSE here
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ shouldResume = IsPaused();
+ }
+ }
+
+ // resume the thread if it is paused
+ if ( shouldResume )