Re: [Boost-users] Library Interface Design

From: Sohail Somani (s.somani_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-09-15 12:31:15

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden] 
> [mailto:boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of 
> Robert Kindred
> I can think of one example for not fully constructing objects:
[snip]
> The problem is in starting up.  If each one of these threads 
> knows about 
> each other via some method (pointer, or reference), then when 
> a thread 
> starts up its own business, whatever that is, then most 
> likely it will start 
> generating data and sending messages.  When it tries to send 
> a message to a 
> thread that does not yet exist, BOOM!!! (yes, I have 
> experienced this boom).

Can you not create them all, have them wait on some condition variable
and signal when you're ready to go?