i googled around and found this boost library for C++. It seems extremely huge (and not specifically for thread only) but most site use this one. any experience on this one? is it better than pthread?
thanks in advance :) --- On Fri, 4/24/09, Brett McCoy <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Brett McCoy <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [c-prog] multithreading in C++: platform specific? > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, April 24, 2009, 4:37 PM > On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Jos Timanta Tarigan > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Im trying to do a multithreading in C++ but i notice > that some tutorials using a lib which i dont have on my > default compiler. is multithreading is an add-on? does it > come with default C++? Im using OS X, IDE: XCode and > compiler: gcc 4.0. how can I do multithreading in C++ using > my machine? > > Yep, C++ does not support threading natively like Java > does. You will > need a 3rd party library to do threading. pthreads is a > popular and > cross-platform threading library: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POSIX_Threads > > -- Brett > ------------------------------------------------------------ > "In the rhythm of music a secret is hidden; > If I were to divulge it, it would overturn the > world." > -- Jelaleddin Rumi
