Re: boost/thread on Linux

From: williamkempf_at_[hidden]
Date: 2001-10-08 12:22:14

--- In Boost-Users_at_y..., sebmarc_at_y... wrote:
> In file included from libs/thread/build/../src/thread.cpp:23:
> libs/thread/build/../src/timeconv.inl: In function `void 
> {anonymous}::to_time(unsigned int, boost::xtime &)':
> libs/thread/build/../src/timeconv.inl:26: warning: comparison 
between 
> signed and unsigned
> gcc-C++-action 
> libs/thread/build/bin/libboost_thread/gcc/debug/runtime-link-
> dynamic/tss.o 
> gcc-C++-action 
> libs/thread/build/bin/libboost_thread/gcc/debug/runtime-link-
> dynamic/xtime.o 
> libs/thread/build/../src/xtime.cpp:47: #error "xtime_get 
> implementation undefined"
> 
>     g++  -c -Wall -ftemplate-depth-100   -g -O0 -fno-inline   -
> I"libs/thread/build" -I"/home/smarc/boost_1_25_0"   -
> o "libs/thread/build/bin/libboost_thread/gcc/debug/runtime-link-
> dynamic/xtime.o"  "libs/thread/build/../src/xtime.cpp" 
> 
> ...failed gcc-C++-action 
> libs/thread/build/bin/libboost_thread/gcc/debug/runtime-link-
> dynamic/xtime.o ...
> gcc-C++-action 
> libs/thread/build/bin/libboost_thread/gcc/debug/runtime-link-
> dynamic/once.o 
> libs/thread/build/../src/once.cpp: In function `void do_once(...)':
> libs/thread/build/../src/once.cpp:41: ANSI C++ forbids casting 
> between pointers to functions and objects
> 
> 
> I fixed the xtime_get error by defining BOOST_HAS_GETTIMEOFDAY. It 
> would be nice if it could get enabled by default though.

This is a problem with the new config system that will be worked out 
before the next release.

> For the second one, i replaced the reinterpret_cast with a C-style 
> cast. I'm not sure that's the best way to fix it though.

I may have introduced a bug here.  I'll look into in more detail when 
I get a chance and it will be fixed before the next release.  Thanks 
for the report.

Bill Kempf