[boost] Re: Next revision of boost::thread

From: Alberto Barbati (abarbati_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-01-08 18:42:33

William E. Kempf wrote:
> * Are there concerns about using conditional compilation and optional portions of the library, as POSIX does?  I believe this is the only way Boost.Threads and the C++ standard will be able to provide "portable" threading libraries that don't restrict implementation to a least common denominator approach.

What about using property maps? (I mean the Boost Property Map Library).

> * Are there issues with throwing std::invalid_argument for both invalid and unsupported values?  Should I define Boost.Threads specific exceptions instead, seperating out the two exception types?

If you want to use std:: exception classes, for "unsupported" value you 
could also use std::domain_error. Defining two new classes in the boost 
namespace is also an option.

> Beyond this, I'd appreciate any other feedback as well.

I'm quite busy now, but I'm enjoying the thread library so much that I 
will be pleased help you as much as I can.

Alberto