Re: [boost] Lightweight Mutex and others

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-28 16:37:22

Sohail Somani wrote:
> On Mon, 2007-05-28 at 20:27 +0300, Peter Dimov wrote:
>> Robert Ramey wrote:
>>> I'm looking at some code in boost/detail - in particular Lightweight
>>> mutex.
>>> Is there any chance that this as well as other useful modules
>>> can get promoted to boost "first class" status.  That is
>>> would include thier own documentation(especially) and tests.
>> 
>> Speaking of lightweight_mutex, it was only intended as a stopgap
>> measure until the 'real' boost::mutex becomes header-only and
>> 'lightweight'. This should happen any day now. :-)
> 
> I'm taking this to imply that the conversion is already occurring.
> Could the header-only-ness please be made an option?

I don't see how.

What do you expect to gain from the optional header-only-ness?