RE: [boost] More Threads Review

From: Iain K.Hanson (iain.hanson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-10-18 10:33:48

> [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]]On Behalf Of David Abrahams
> Sent: 18 October 2002 15:34
> > 
> > The point of this iirc is that the thread leaked this due 
> to an uncaught
> > exception which would thereby cause the that thread to die. 
> 
> That reasoning is flawed. There's no reason the exception can't be
> caught further up the chain, thereby preventing thread death. The
> issue here is whether the lock resource is leaked or not.

Sorry, you are correct. I was making one too many assumptions.

/ikh