Re: [boost] Re: [boost.thread] Static Library support forWindows

From: Momchil Velikov (velco_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-06 04:55:32

>>>>> "Alexander" == Alexander Terekhov <terekhov_at_[hidden]> writes:

Alexander> Michael Glassford wrote:
Alexander> [...]
>> 2) IIUC, with the pthreads cleanup handlers, it is literally
>> unspecified whether they run before or after C++ destructors because
>> pthreads is a C-based standard.

Alexander> What "pthreads cleanup handlers"? Do you mean TSD dtors and/or 
Alexander> thread cancel/exit cleanup handlers? Thread termination (unwinding 
Alexander> of cleanup handlers followed by TSD destruction) and program (aka
Alexander> process) termination (it runs atexit() handlers and C++ destructors
Alexander> for objects with static storage duration, if not abnormal) is fully 
Alexander> specified. Or do you mean C++ stuff "on the stack", not static 
Alexander> storage duration?

I guess yes, he meant auto objects.

  IMHO, one can safely assume C++ destructors will be run before
cleanup handlers.

~velco