Re: [boost] [auto_link][thread] Including boost/thread/thread.hpp requires linking against date_time?

From: Anthony Williams (anthony_w.geo_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-01-07 07:05:31

Andreas Huber <ahd6974-spamboostorgtrap <at> yahoo.com> writes:

> In a Visual Studio 2008 project, when I include the trunk version of 
> boost/thread/thread.hpp, it seems I must also link against the date_time 
> library. When I build the same program with bjam, while not linking against 
> date_time,  the resulting program runs just fine.
> 
> So my question is: Why does including thread.hpp require linking against the 
> date_time library? It seems that it is not needed at all?

The new trunk/release version of boost.thread has replaced uses of the private
xtime type with uses of the date_time library in the functions that take
timeouts: sleep, timed_lock, timed_wait, etc.

Anthony