Re: [Boost-users] [Thread] Interrupting a thread causes a segmentation fault

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [Thread] Interrupting a thread causes a segmentation fault
From: W Frane (molluskadvertising_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-02-22 09:16:18

> Maybe exception handling does not work well across dll boundary? I never
> used minGW, but internet search showed there were/are some difficulties
> with it. Is it feasible to upgrade to 4.5 compiler, since Andy says it
> works for him?
>
> -- Slava

Hello Slava,

I'm linking all the Boost libraries statically, so I don't think DLL issues are the cause in this case (although I too have seen reports of Boost Thread functionality not working correctly when dynamically linking using MinGW). I'll upgrade MinGW and see if that resolves the issue.

Regards,

William