Re: [boost] Threads

From: Joe Gottman (joegottman_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-08-01 19:36:29

Since threads, mutexes, etc. are very dependent on the local architecture
for their implementation, I think it would be a good idea to define a basic,
minimal interface for each, similar to the iterator interface used in the
STL.  This would allow users to write portable template classes and
functions parameterized on the thread, lock or whatever.  For instance, a
thread safe Singleton template would be extremely useful.

Joe Gottman
----- Original Message -----
From: William Kempf <sirwillard_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 4:41 PM
Subject: [boost] Threads

> We had some interesting discussions going on about a thread library
> for boost for a while.  However, the subject seems to have died,
> which I find to be very unfortunate.  There's a lot of interest in a
> good C++ thread library, with interesting discussions going on in
> several places online.  So, I'm going to try and regenerate some
> debate on here by discussing my own thoughts.  I should mention that
> I'm familiar with threaded programming, having implemented some
> thread libraries myself and done a fair amount of threaded coding,
> but I'm far from an expert so a lot of what I have to say may be
> obvious or even not a good idea.
>
> Someone else wanted to start with the primitive types that should be
> defined, so I'll start there.  The primitives I think that should be
> defined as class objects:
>
> thread
> mutex
> semaphore
> condition