Re: [Boost-users] [interprocess] Checking for existence Named Mutex

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [interprocess] Checking for existence Named Mutex
From: Ion Gaztañaga (igaztanaga_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-08-19 07:32:06

On 18/08/2010 20:55, Brian Davis wrote:
> How do I check for the existence of a named resource in using boost
> interprocess without wrapping a open_only in a try catch block and
> waiting for the exception?

That's the only way.

> Also are there calls for launching a process such as std::system that
> are nonblocking in Windows using the _spawnlp and friends calls?

Interprocess does not  offer process launching mechanisms. See 
Boost.Process candidate for such utilities.

Best,

Ion