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

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-06-27 13:07:33

At 01:08 PM 6/27/2001, Greg Colvin wrote:
 >For the reasons Peter and I have laid out I still prefer:
 >
 >    namespace thread {
 >
 >        struct ref {
 >
 >           // ref is copyable, and all copies compare ==
 >           ref(const ref& other);
 >           ref& operator=(const ref& other);
 >           bool operator==(const ref& other) const;
 >           bool operator!=(const ref& other) const;
 >
 >           // To allow us to not need current(), at least for
 >           // comparison.  Not needed if we have current().
 >           bool is_current() const;
 >
 >           bool is_alive() const;
 >
 >           // Waits for the thread to finish
 >           void join();
 >        };
 >
 >        // maybe don't need this if we have ref::is_current()
 >        ref current() const;
 >
 >        ref create(detail::threadproc proc); // Starts the thread
 >
 >        void sleep(const xtime& xt);
 >        void yield();
 >    };

What about detach()?

What about ~ref()?

Was the omission of these deliberate?  (Just curious:-)

--Beman