[boost] Re: Re[2]: Re: Re[2]: Re: Windows MSVC thread exit handlerforstaticlylinkedBoost.Thread

From: Johan Nilsson (johan.nilsson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-05 04:13:39

"Roland" <roland.schwarz_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:20040805083842.XVAN21832.viefep17-int.chello.at_at_speedsnail...
> On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 10:07:47 +0200 Bronek Kozicki <brok_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>

[...]

> This can be done easier. The problem is that you are using this bit of
code
> slightly of topic. However you as already having discovered somehow need
to convince the
> linker to link in the lib. Since you are not referencing any exported
symbols
> this is the reason for not linking the lib in.
>
> Without #pragma trickery this can be done in the following way:
>
> extern "C" void tss_cleanup_implemented(void);
>
> int main(int argc, char* argv[])
> {
> tss_cleanup_implemented(); // just a dummy call to link the lib in
> printf("entering main\n");
>
> DWORD id;
> HANDLE h = CreateThread(NULL, 0, &f, 0, 0, &id);
> WaitForSingleObject(h, INFINITE);
> CloseHandle(h);
>
> _dummy = 0;
>
> printf("leaving main\n");
>
> return _dummy;
> }
>

>From the end-user point of view I'd still prefer the "/include" method - if
possible.

BTW, you guys have performed some great work here. I'm just a bit surprised
that no one of the MS lurkers has had anything (technical) to say about
this.

// Johan