[boost] Re: Boost.Threads problem

From: Michael Glassford (glassfordm_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-07-13 10:13:21

Joel de Guzman wrote:

> Joel de Guzman wrote:
> 
> g++3.2 on MinGW has some trouble compiling
> boost/thread/detail/lock.hpp:
> 
> .../../../boost/thread/detail/lock.hpp:30: semicolon missing
> after enum declaration
> 
> Easy fix:
> 
>     enum lock_state
>     {
>         unlocked=0,
>         locked=1
>     };
> 
> and
> 
>     enum blocking_mode
>     {
>         non_blocking=0,
>         blocking=1
>     };

Actually, I removed them. According to the recent very long discussions 
of the locking classes and other things, they won't be used.

> It's been a while since I've seen the old constructs
> such as:
> 
>     typedef enum
>     {
>         unlocked=0,
>         locked=1
>     } lock_state;

Sorry, it's an old habit that I slip into when I'm not thinking about 
it, caused by a broken compiler I used long ago.

I changed it in all the other places I could find as well.

Mike