Re: [Boost-users] Problem with boost:thread

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Problem with boost:thread
From: Daniel Veneros (dann.vd_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-03-04 12:26:32

True.
I added a useless cin just to see what happens and as the program is still
"alive" I get to see the thread.
Do you know how can I avoid the main thread to end before my thread is
executed?
Thanks!!

Dann

On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Igor R <boost.lists_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> >     Trash myTrash("hello");
> >     myTrash.start();
>
> At this point your main thread *ends* and the program ends, so the 2nd
> thread doesn't have an opportunity to do anything. That's why you need
> to wait for the 2nd thread -- by means of join().
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