Re: [Boost-users] Asynchronous signals library

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Asynchronous signals library
From: Edward Diener (eldiener_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-05-26 02:41:37

On 5/26/2012 1:54 AM, Anthony Foiani wrote:
> Edward Diener<eldiener_at_[hidden]>  writes:
>
>> Is there any Boost library, based on the function prototyping
>> methods of signals(2), in which the signals are handled
>> asynchronously ?
>
> Within Boost, I see Thread and ASIO as the primary methods of working
> asynchronously.  (There's also Coroutine, maybe a few more; I haven't
> kept up with the latest additions.)
>
> As for hooking up to Unix-level signals, some platforms provide
> methods for mapping signals onto file descriptors.  On Linux, see
> 'signalfd(2)'.

Sorry, by 'signals(2)' I meant 'Bopst signals or signals2 libraries'.