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

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [interprocess] Checking for existence Named Mutex
From: Nat Goodspeed (nat_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-08-26 10:46:11

Brian Davis wrote:

> Well after having looked through the documentation and trying to get to 
> know the API a little lately.  I would like to see some things.
> 
> 1) Provide the use of std::system to launching processes maybe 
> boost::inter process::system(...) to allow spawning a process in a non 
> blocking fashion. 

I for one would much prefer child process launching and management to be 
a separate library, e.g. the library currently under consideration in 
the Vault. I often have need to run a child process, but have not yet 
encountered any need for shared memory communication.