Subj : Re: Can C++ local static objects be made thread safe?
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : David Schwartz
Date : Wed Feb 09 2005 07:55 pm


"Giancarlo Niccolai" <gniccolai@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
news:95e4efda.0502091723.42c66ca6@posting.google.com...

> Even if you "just know you are right", and even if no-one can write
> some that can convince you of the contrary, unless you can DEMONSTRATE
> that you are right, you have to just leave compilers alone. Or at
> least, make your desired behavior optional.

    He has said, and I have no reason not to believe him, that he is talking 
about creating a new standard and not about modifying any existing 
standards. So it would be disabled for POSIX C++ code, as it's purely a 
pessimization.

    DS

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