Re: [Boost-users] [Threads] Problem with starting a sub thread

From: Goroll, Torsten (Torsten.Goroll_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-11-06 11:46:04

Thanks for the quick answers.

I understood and experienced that the main thread blocks. But how can it join
other threads, if it is blocked? That doesn't seem consistent to me.

Torsten

> 
> 
> Hi!
> 
> join cause a calling thread to block until the second one is finished. This is
also stated in the
> docs:
>    1.void join();
>      Requires: *this is joinable.
> !!!!!Effects: The current thread of execution blocks until the initial
function of the thread of
> execution represented by *this finishes and all resources are reclaimed.
>      Notes: If *this == thread() the result is implementation-defined. If the
implementation
> doesn't detect this the result will be deadlock.