Re: [boost] [interprocess] Named types ( mutexes, semaphores etc.) and Windows 7

Subject: Re: [boost] [interprocess] Named types ( mutexes, semaphores etc.) and Windows 7
From: Ion Gaztañaga (igaztanaga_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-11-20 15:41:49

El 20/11/2011 14:58, Edward Diener escribió:
> Under Windows 7 fior named types to be global, the name of the type
> needs to be prefixed by the string "Global\" Is this being done in the
> interprocess library for Windows 7 ?

They are emulated with shared memory, not with named resources, so there 
is no change for "Global\". I'm working in a better emulation in windows 
based CreateMutex but it's not an easy task. And yes, this newer 
emulation will use "Global\".

Ion