Re: first sight

From: bill_kempf (williamkempf_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-01-16 16:02:18

--- In boost_at_y..., "terekhov" <terekhov_at_d...> wrote:
> --- In boost_at_y..., "bill_kempf" <williamkempf_at_h...> wrote:
> [...]
> > > "Constructors
> > > 
> > >     thread();
> > > 
> > >  Effects: Constructs a thread object representing the current 
> > thread 
> > > of
> > > execution.
> > > 
> > >  Postcondition: *this is non-joinable.
> > > 
> > >  Danger: *this is valid only within the current thread"
> > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > 
> > Ahh.  Sorry, I forgot I specified this in the documentation.  
This 
> > may be an overspecification on my part and easily fixed.  I 
> probably 
> > specified this to make the Win32 implementation as fast as 
possible.
> 
> Do you mean GetCurrentThread pseudo handle?

Yes, and I know the way to work around this.  DuplicateHandle was 
deemed expensive by several people in an early draft, so I removed 
it.  They had no evidence that it was expensive, nor do I believe it 
really is, I just didn't care to fight the issue at the time.

Bill Kempf