Re: [boost] "joinable"

From: Stefan Seefeld (seefeld_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-05-28 10:00:18

Anthony Williams wrote:
>> t.join();
>> ...
>> assert(t.attached() == false); // doesn't sound right, does it ?
>>     
>
> Seems OK to me. t is now "not-a-thread", so attached() should return
> false.
>   

My point is that this is not a valid question to ask. To me 'not 
attached' suggests 'detached'. The 'joinable' concept as you describe it 
covers a larger domain than the 'attached / detached' concept, so the 
two aren't synonyms.

Stefan

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