Re: [boost] [signals2] extended_slot_type bug with preferred syntax

Subject: Re: [boost] [signals2] extended_slot_type bug with preferred syntax
From: Frank Mori Hess (frank.hess_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-07 09:27:12

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On Friday 07 November 2008 08:39 am, Franz Alt wrote:
> Hi,
>
> what advantages has an extended slot contrary to a normal slot? I've look
> at the libraries source code and at your example but I don't have the
> feeling that the extended slots are much "better" than the normal ones. Is
> there a special case for the extended slot?

It is there to make the slot's connection available to it in a convenient and 
thread-safe way.  Otherwise, the connection object is not available until 
after the slot has already been connected (and might get invoked by another 
thread).  See this post for a more verbose rationale:

http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2008/10/142995.php
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