Re: [boost] Re: Boost.Threads - thread_desc concept

From: Greg Colvin (gcolvin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-06-27 09:30:25

From: <tamari_at_[hidden]>
> From: "Greg Colvin" <gcolvin_at_[hidden]>
> > [snip]
> >
> > I think I like it, but I'm not seeing an easy way to
> > create a thread object that goes away when the thread
> > exits.
> >
> 
> Why can't the the last line of the "Run" function do "delete this" & 

Because there is no virtual Run() member.

> and the thread class's destructor kill the native thread ?

Because killing threads is a bad idea.

> Also the thread class should enforce heap-only allocation to
> prevent attempts to "delete" stack-allocated objects.
> 
> I think this method can be used to build Java-like thread objects.
> 
> Saul
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