Re: [boost] Re: Thread - problem (tss.cpp under MSVC++6)

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-02-18 16:31:29

At 01:53 PM 2/18/2002, bill_kempf wrote:

 >>  >The actual build process compiles most of the library as a static
 >>  >link library, but the threadmon stuff has to be in a DLL,
 >>  >unfortunately.  This is a consequence of the Win32 MT design where
 >>  >DllMain() is the only mechanism that allows you to cleanup thread
 >>  >resources.
 >>
 >> Can you put a specific check into the threadmod code to give an
 >#error if
 >> it isn't being compiled as a DLL?  Only to apply to appropriate
 >compilers,
 >> of course.  Would save a lot of grief, I'd expect.
 >
 >I'm not sure if there is a way to do this.  If there is I'd love to
 >hear about it.

Hum...  I was thinking that _DLL did it.  But that specifies the runtime 
library used, not what the target is.

Jason?  Any ideas?

--Beman