Re: [boost] [shmem] New Shmem snapshot ready in Boost Files section

From: James Fowler (boost_list_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-08 15:10:56

Ion Gaztañaga wrote:

> Hello to all,
>
>  I've just uploaded a new version of Shmem library (removed Boost from 
> name because of the new naming policy) to Boost Files 
> (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/boost/files/), which includes built 
> html help files. Snapshot file: Shmem.2005-03-06.tar.bz2. Changes and 
> features from last version:

Is this anywhere I can get this other than on "yahoo"?  There was an 
earlier version (boost.shmem.2005-02-07.tar.gz) in the vault 
(http://boost-sandbox.sourceforge.net/vault/), but it appears to have 
disappeared...  can you put the new one there?  I've been using the 
earlier version in my current project.  I'd like to test it with your 
new version.  Anyone who wants to use my library will need yours too.

> For the next version I plan to improve code comments, documentation 
> and tests. Please, if there is any comment or suggestion, let me know. 
> Regards,

If you're going to be working on the documentation, you might want to 
take a look at QuickBook.

AFAIK, one thing still missing (I've seen it occasional requests, but 
not much response) in boost is a portable interface to atomic 
integer-ish manipulation.  There's some support for atomics in 
detail/atomic_count*.hpp, but no compare&exchange.  I would think that 
this is pretty important for lock-free shared data structures, which can 
be very good things to have.  Anything like this in your new version?

What platforms are you able to test on?

- james

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