Re: [boost] Asynchronous Boost.Iostreams with Boost.Asio

From: Sebastian Redl (sebastian.redl_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-04-07 05:40:48

Boris wrote:
> I ask as I was trying to extend Boost.Asio and add support for  
> C++ standard streams on the weekend. I came to the conclusion that this is  
> impossible (as calls to C++ standard streams block and there is no way to  
> interrupt a blocking call, at least not in a portable way).
>   
The only way to simulate asynchronous I/O using blocking calls is to use 
a separate thread for every I/O object.

Sebastian Redl