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

From: Michael Glassford (glassfordm_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-29 11:25:32

Peter Dimov wrote:
> 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. :-)

If you remember, could you detail what these reasons were and why 
they're no longer relevant? I'm starting to think about what a 
Boost.Threads rewrite would look like in the event that I get more time 
(more about that in another post). Of course I want do deal with open 
issues as well.

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

Thanks,

Mike