[boost] [threads] making parts of Boost.Threads header-only

Subject: [boost] [threads] making parts of Boost.Threads header-only
From: joaquin_at_[hidden]
Date: 2009-04-07 06:11:47

Hi,

Looks like a sensible part of Boost.Threads, namely that
dealing with mutexes and locks, would be header-only
but for its relying on boost/thread/exceptions.hpp, whose
implementation is located at /libs/thread/*/exceptions.cpp.

Given that this .cpp mostly consists of extremely simple
definitions (as simple as do-nothing functions in many cases),
would it make sense to move this to inline definitions in
boost/thread/exceptions.hpp thus making mutexes and locks
header-only? This would greatly enhance the appeal of this
part of Boost.Threads, as having to link a separate module
is a considerable burden.

Joaquín M López Muñoz
Telefónica, Investigación y Desarrollo