Re: [boost] [thread] deprecating Mutex::scoped_lock and Mutex::scoped_try_lock and boost::condition

Subject: Re: [boost] [thread] deprecating Mutex::scoped_lock and Mutex::scoped_try_lock and boost::condition
From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-10-20 11:35:40

On Saturday 20 October 2012 17:27:40 Vicente J. Botet Escriba wrote:
> Le 20/10/12 13:13, Andrey Semashev a écrit :
> > 
> > Is try_unique_lock a new lock type? How is it different from unique_lock
> > with try_to_lock argument?
> 
> The single difference is that the constructor will try to lock instead
> of lock the mutex. If nobody needs it I just deprecate
> Mutex::scoped_try_lock and signal in the doc that the user can use a
> unique_lock using the try_lock_t tag.

IMHO, there is no need for this separate lock type, the same can be achieved 
with unique_lock.