Re: [boost] Re: Thread library with BOOST_HAS_PTHREAD

From: William E. Kempf (wekempf_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-02-03 12:32:40

>> Alexander Terekhov writes:
>
>> Shimshon Duvdevan wrote:
>
>>> [ ... Solaris -> PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM ... ]
>
>>> Can anyone verify the supposed boost threads library behavior on a
>>> multi-processor Solaris machine? Is this behavior the intended one?
>>> Perhaps a bug fix is necessary.
>
>> That's Solaris' bug and actually, they've already kinda-"fixed" it
>> recently. More info on this can be found in the c.p.t.(*) archive on
>> google.
>
> So, if upgrading Solaris is not an option, I should patch boost.threads
> each time a new version is out? Isn't it easier to add a couple of
> #ifdefs? :)

Supply me with a "proper" patch, that works both before and after a
Solaris upgrade (i.e. let's not have extra code when it's not needed), and
I'll apply it to the library.

-- 
William E. Kempf
wekempf_at_[hidden]