Re: [Boost-users] boost::thread::join causes assertion (pthreads)

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-23 13:49:02

Ben Hutchings wrote:
>
> This seems somewhat reasonable.  However, currently there are two
> significantly different reasons for thread objects to be non-joinable
> - either the thread is default-constructed and is just an ID holder
> or the thread has already been joined.  These should be
> distinguishable.  I'm convinced that there should be entirely
> separate types for thread IDs and thread starter/joiner objects and
> don't understand why they were given the same type.

For various historical reasons, most of them no longer relevant. :-)

FWIW, my position on the issue has always been that all (Boost) threads 
should be joinable.