>>>>> "Stefan" == Stefan Seefeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Stefan> hi there, Stefan> I'v been trying to find some info as to why semaphores are Stefan> considered harmful by the boost::thread authors, without Stefan> luck. Is there any concise text describing the problem ? Stefan> I'v been using semaphores for years and can't think of what Stefan> should be wrong with it. Semaphore can always be stimulated by using mutex + cond_var. and the only place that semaphore is a must is in signle-handler, but this is not within the area of threading programming. ;-) Stefan> Thanks, Stefan _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost