[boost] boost threads and linking boost statically into a DLL

Subject: [boost] boost threads and linking boost statically into a DLL
From: Carlos Empujon (carlos.empujon_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-11-13 05:46:36

Recently I had some trouble to linking boost statically into a DLL.
After searching around I found that there has been a discussion on http://boost.2283326.n4.nabble.com/Fwd-Thread-Solution-to-conflict-with-MFC-td3477977.html
However it seems that the patch proposed there  (see below) did not make it into the trunk.
Has there been a special reason why this has not been included into the normal distribution?

Cheers,

Carlos



/** 
 *  tss.cpp
 *
 *  This file is intended to correctly build a dll using boost::thread
 *  It is taken from 
 *
 * http://boost.2283326.n4.nabble.com/Fwd-Thread-Solution-to-conflict-with-MFC-td3477977.html
 *
 *  $Id$
 */



#include <windows.h>
#include <boost/thread/detail/tss_hooks.hpp>

extern "C" BOOL WINAPI RawDllMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, DWORD dwReason, LPVOID);

namespace
{
    BOOL WINAPI dll_callback(HANDLE h, DWORD dwReason, LPVOID p)
    {

#ifdef _DLL
        if(!RawDllMain(static_cast<HINSTANCE>(h),dwReason,p))
            return false;
#endif // _DLL
        switch (dwReason)
        {
        case DLL_THREAD_DETACH:
            boost::on_thread_exit();
            break;
        case DLL_PROCESS_DETACH:
            boost::on_process_exit();
            break;
        }
        return true;
    }
}

extern "C"
{
    extern BOOL (WINAPI * const _pRawDllMain)(HANDLE, DWORD, LPVOID)=&dll_callback;
}

namespace boost
{
    void tss_cleanup_implemented()
    {}
}