Re: [boost] Re view Request: future library (N2561/Williams version)

From: Anthony Williams (anthony_w.geo_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-05-13 02:52:08

"vicente.botet" <vicente.botet_at_[hidden]> writes:

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Anthony Williams" <anthony_w.geo_at_[hidden]>
> To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 12:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [boost] Re view Request: future library (N2561/Williams 
> version)
>
>> duration and absolute_time will have distinct types. In Boost at the 
>> moment,
>> for boost::condition_variable, duration is anything that implements the 
>> Boost
>> Date-Time duration concept, such as boost::posix_time::milliseconds, and
>> absolute_time is boost::system_time.
>
> Please could you add this to the documentation of the Boost.Thread 
> (duration_type is anything that implements the Boost Date-Time duration 
> concept). I have no seen it on the documentation. The same should be true 
> for the other uses of dureation_type as template parameter. I think that it 
> becomes urgent to solve the time versus duration concepts usable on real 
> time applications and doispose of specific models.

It's on my list.

Anthony
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