Re: [boost] No semaphore in Boost.Thread

From: Michael van der Westhuizen (michael_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-02-07 11:00:39

Hi,

On Feb 7, 2005, at 11:14 AM, Serguei Kolos wrote:

> Boost.Signal is clamed to be non thread safe. Boost.Thread does not
> have semaphores. So how in the world I can synchronize signal handlers
> with threads?

I assume you're talking about POSIX signals, not Boost.Signal here.

Boost.Signal is a signal/slot mechanism, providing similar functionality
to Qt signals and slots (but in pure C++).

Boost does not offer any assistance for asynchronous signal handling.

> I have found an old discussion about this issue in the mailing list
> archive but it has no conclusion and no practical advises. Do people
> think this is non issue?
>
> Cheers,
> Sergei
>
- Michael