Re: [boost] Comments about N2320

From: Johan Nilsson (r.johan.nilsson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-11-01 04:40:37

Howard Hinnant wrote:
> On Oct 31, 2007, at 12:45 AM, Johan Nilsson wrote:
>

[snip]

>>
>> Sure, C and C++ compatibility would be great - but is this "just" a
>> matter
>> of principle, or is there a large user base which is only waiting for
>> cross-language threading compatibility? I'm certainly not (sorry).
>
> Here's an interesting read on the subject:
>
> http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2455.pdf
>
> For those of you not familiar with the language of standardization,
> this is an official letter from the C committee to the C++ committee
> saying: "Thank you for removing cancellation.  Now we want you to
> promise that you will not even discuss bringing it back."

I think I can understand why members of the standard committee(s), with an 
explicit goal of providing cross-language compatibility between C and C++, 
will want to remove cancellation.

Are there any rationales available for the uninitiated?

Thanks / Johan