Re: [Boost-users] [signals2][review] The review of the signals2 library (formerly thread_safe_signals) begins today, Nov 1st

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [signals2][review] The review of the signals2 library (formerly thread_safe_signals) begins today, Nov 1st
From: Nat Goodspeed (nat_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-10-21 11:46:27

Igor R wrote:

> I guess he meant something like this:
>  
> // windows-specific: 
> boost::shared_ptr<HINSTANCE__> ptr(LoadLibrary("mylib.dll"), &FreeLibrary);
> // now you can bind "ptr" to the slots or anything that needs maylib.dll 
> to be alive.

Oh -- so instead of using that shared_ptr for my real function, you're 
saying I could bind it as an ignored argument to a no-op function.

That's true, and I thank you both for the suggested workaround. I remain 
hopeful that Frank might introduce a better solution before long.  :-)