Re: [Boost-build] Fwd: 1.35.0 && serialization && spirit && threadsafety

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-27 00:28:31

On Saturday 26 July 2008 22:27:33 Robert Ramey wrote:
> >         /boost/thread//boost_thread                             # needed to
> > add this as a dep b/c we need to link threads when we define
> 
> This seems like a very bad idea to me.  I hope this wasn't checked into the release branch.
> 
> I looks to me that this means that anyone using the serializaiton library is now depending
> upon boost_thread in some way.  If this is the case - then its beyond a terrible idea-
> it's just plain wrong.  That fact that it's used as a work around in your situation
> where you only build for mult-threading is no excuse or reason that everyone else
> should live with this.
> 
> Find another solution.

Did you notice that I've proposed "another solution" -- which is slightly tweaked Tim's
solution?

- Volodya