Subj : Re: [RFC] Boost.Threads on its way to C++0x
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Michael Lindner
Date : Mon May 02 2005 04:00 pm

On 2005-04-30, Ben Hutchings <ben-public-nospam@decadentplace.org.uk> wrote:
> The problem I have is that while the non-default constructor of
> boost::thread produces an object that's both an identifier and a
> joiner, the default constructor produces an object that's just an
> identifier.

Hear hear! I use the rest of the boost thread library, but not the
thread class itself. The thread class is *not* a thread, it's a thread
id, with the restriction that I can't do anything with it (like pass it
around, store it in a container, or print it in a log file).

My suggestions for omproving boost::thread are to take out the
non_copyable restriction, add a self(), and add iostream insertion.

I also agree with the comments on xtime. I use different classes there
as well.

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Michael Lindner

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