Re: [Threads-devel] making thread/locks.hpp header only?

From: Anthony Williams (anthony_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-04-07 15:36:15

Quoting Frank Mori Hess <frank.hess_at_[hidden]>:

> I wonder if it is worth making locks.hpp header only?  Based on the link
> errors I've seen, it seems like the only definition it needs from the
> compiled library is for the exception class boost::lock_error.  It would be
> nice to be able to use the locks in conjunction with mutexes other than those
> in boost.thread without having to link to libboost_thread just for the
> lock_error exception.

Good idea.

Anthony
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