Re: [boost] Non pre-emptible Boost.Thread

From: Ioannis Papadopoulos (ipapadop_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-05-26 02:13:44

Edd Dawson wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> A while ago, I implemented the Boost.Thread API in terms of Windows  
> Fibers and <uncontext.h> functionality. The result is the ability to  
> run code written with boost threads in a single OS thread.
> 
> I find it useful for writing tests where determinism is important i.e.  
> to test algorithmic correctness in isolation from synchronization- 
> related concerns.
> 
> I haven't updated it to mirror the new 1.35 API yet, but I was  
> wondering if any other boost users would be interested in this or if  
> it might be thought suitable for inclusion in the boost library  
> collection.
> 
> More information is available here:
> http://www.mr-edd.co.uk/?page_id=91
> 
> Direct link to source code:
> http://www.mr-edd.co.uk/files/coco/coco-0.2.0.zip
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Edd

So what exactly is the status of the library? And how much different 
would it be from recompiling Boost.Thread with pth 
(http://www.gnu.org/software/pth/)?