Re: [boost] Re: Boost Build System

From: David Abrahams (abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-06-05 12:47:28

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <williamkempf_at_[hidden]>

> Most programs are not multi-threaded.  Compiling using a multi-thread 
> option almost always results in libraries being used that do thread 
> synchronization.  If an application never creates multiple threads, 
> but links in these MT libraries there is an unecessary amount of 
> overhead.  All of this combines to make me conclude that threading 
> should be single by default.
> 

Okay.

-Dave