Re: [Boost-users] boost threads and Qt

From: Maik Beckmann (beckmann.maik_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-03-26 18:27:37

Am Mittwoch 26 März 2008 22:08:18 schrieb Rainer Thaden:
> Hi Frank,
>
> >> In the DLL I use boost signals and slots and the main program also
> >> receives boost signals and then emits Qt's signals to update the GUI,
> >> etc. The reason to not use Qt in the DLL was to not force other
> >> programmers to use Qt if they want to write their own control
> >> application for the DLL. However, I am getting in trouble with
> >> synchronization of the threads now
> >
> > Are you aware that Boost.Signals is not thread-safe?  It sounds like you
> > are accessing a boost::signal from multiple threads.
>
> Thanks for your comment. No, I didn't consider that. Until now,
> everything worked, but I can not rely on that.
> So, it may be better to switch to Qt completely.

or consider 
 - http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/browser/sandbox/thread_safe_signals
from: Frank Mori Hess :)

Best,
 -- Maik