Re: [boost] [thread] lockable traits and concepts classes adding proposal

From: Anthony Williams (anthony.ajw_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-05-30 06:39:03

Frank Mori Hess <frank.hess_at_[hidden]> writes:

> On Friday 16 May 2008 16:45 pm, vicente.botet wrote:
>> While writtig a generic library I have needed some lockable traits
>> and concepts to be chacked with BCCL.
>>
>> If you think that these classes are of general use it will be a pleasure
>> for me, if Anthony accepts, to included them on the Boost.Thread library.
>
> I haven't gone over your proposal in detail, but I for one agree some kind of 
> traits for mutex classes would be useful.  I had to do something similar, 
> defining a mutex_properties template class and giving specializations for all 
> the boost.thread mutex types:
>
> http://www.comedi.org/projects/libpoet/boostbook/doc/boostbook/html/poet/mutex_properties.html

I hadn't thought about it before Vicente's suggestion, but it could be useful.

Anthony
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