Re: [Threads-devel] Status

From: Stefan Küppers (kueppers_web_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-03-11 05:24:50

Hi all,
why Boost-Threads try to  reinvent the wheel ?

There are already a lot of very good object-oriented C++-Thread-Libs:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/zthread/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/jthread/

Regards,
Stefan.

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: "Discussions about the boost.thread library" <threads-devel_at_[hidden]>
> Gesendet: 11.03.08 09:58:08
> An:  William R Speirs <bill.speirs_at_[hidden]>
> CC: threads-devel_at_[hidden]
> Betreff: Re: [Threads-devel] Status

> 
> Quoting William R Speirs <bill.speirs_at_[hidden]>:
> 
> > I have recently taken an interest in Boost Threads and I'm curious as to
> > the status of things. I believe that threads are to be added to the new
> > C++ standard, although I don't follow the standards writing. Does that
> > mean that the work in the Boost library has stopped?
> 
> Not at all. There are things in the boost library not in the standard  
> (interruption, shared_mutex, for example), and it's going to be a  
> while before C++0x compilers are common place.
> 
> > I also noticed on the Boost website that the ReadWrite lock/mutex stuff
> > is broken. Is that still the case?
> 
> The read/write mutex has been replaced with boost::shared_mutex which  
> works fine.
> 
> > I think the Boost Threads project is a very, very worthwhile one. People
> > are constantly writing their own wrappers around threading to make them
> > portable... certainly no need to reinvent the wheel. However, I know I'm
> > preaching to the choir.
> 
> Thanks for the support.
> 
> > Long story short, I'd like to help. What needs to be done? Where can I
> > find information about what people are working on?
> 
> Thanks for the offer of help. There isn't a list of what needs to be  
> done anywhere. I'll see if I can think of anything. If you think of  
> anything yourself, post here, and do it.
> 
> I'm working on a new set of docs, since the existing ones are out of  
> date, and I'm also working on a promise/future/packaged_task set to  
> match a paper that will be in the next C++ standards mailing.
> 
> I've also got a new Windows mutex implementation to check in, and code  
> for acquiring multiple locks, which needs a proper set of tests.
> 
> Anthony
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