Re: counted_base vs. sp_counted_base - boost 1.30.0 functionality deprecated

From: Anders Hybertz (anders.hybertz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-06-05 07:24:37

--- In Boost-Users_at_[hidden], Russell Hind <yg-boost-
users_at_m...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Anders Hybertz wrote:
> >     ~Test()
> >     {
> >         std::cout << "Test::~Test" << std::endl;
> >     }
> 
> I may be missing something here, but can't you simply do a 
> 'thread.join()' (if you are using boost threads) as the first line 
of 
> the destructor to wait for the thread to finish.
> 
> If not, we implemented something similar in win32 using (dare it 
say it) 
> an event.  The even was reset at construction time.  When the 
thread 
> exited, it set the event and the destructor waits for the event.
> 
> HTH
> 
> Russell

I see your point - but if I call thread.join() the program will call 
thread.join() as soon as the shared_ptr goes out of scope.

I want to basically increase the internal counting of the shared_ptr 
and control it's release.

/Anders