Re: most recent thread_pool implementation?

From: bill_kempf (williamkempf_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-07-11 13:01:51

--- In Boost-Users_at_y..., Niall Kelly <ngktab_at_y...> wrote:
> 
> I've recently started using Boost and am working with 1.28.0 
(modified to include the latest Boost.Signals from the CVS 
repository).
> 
> I just obtained David Moore's thread_pool implementation from 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/boost/files/thread_pool.zip and tweaked 
it slightly in order to build it with gcc 2.95.3 (no <limits>). I 
since noticed some more recent thread_pool source on CVS under 
boost/boost/libs/thread/src/Attic (bill_kempf).

The attic is used to store files that have been removed (cvs 
remove).  Not sure exactly what you're seeing in the attic, but it's 
not really important.  You shouldn't ever have to deal directly with 
the attic.

> What is the purpose of the Attic subdirs? - unofficial work-in-
progress type stuff or would I be better off using these versions of 
thread_pool?

The latest thread_pool stuff can be found in CVS under a branch named 
thread_development.  This is stuff that's under development, however, 
so use at your own risk.

> Also, is thread_pool likely to be included in the next official 
Boost release? Any idea when this might be? Finally, is a 
boost::xtime replacement likely to appear in the next release?

Yes, thread_pool is slated for the next major version of 
Boost.Threads.  There's no release date yet... the next version is a 
significant change being worked on by myself and a few others, and 
may need a review process before releasing.  I expect development to 
last another few months at least.  There are no current plans to 
replace xtime... that's really something that needs to be outside of 
the Boost.Threads library and I don't have the expertise or the time 
to dedicate to it.
 
Bill Kempf