Re: first sight

From: terekhov (terekhov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-01-16 14:24:53

--- In boost_at_y..., "bill_kempf" <williamkempf_at_h...> wrote:
[...]
> > > It's just not joinable.  Do you actually call pthread_join() 
> > > on references returned from pthread_self()?  Why?
> > 
> > To let someone else join (compare/cancel/etc) the "current" 
> > thread. For example, initial/main thread.
> 
> I've yet to see an example where this actually constitutes a 
problem.

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> > > I still may reconsider this decision.  
> > 
> > Please.
> > 
> > regards,
> > alexander.
> > 
> > ps. the other point I was trying to make in my posting
> > was that Boost.Thread thread objects are completely 
> > different beasts from PTHREADS thread objects, just 
> > do a search on "object" in e.g. Compaq PTHREADS-impl 
> > docu...
> 
> I don't have access to this document.  Could you elaborate?

That is sort of the 2nd volume of Butenhofs PWPT ;-)

http://www.tru64unix.compaq.com/docs/base_doc/DOCUMENTATION/V51A_HTML/
ARH9RBTE/TITLE.HTM
http://www.tru64unix.compaq.com/docs/base_doc/DOCUMENTATION/V51_PDF/AR
H9RBTE.PDF

Download it before it is too late... ;-)

regards,
alexander.