Re: C++ threads...
"James Kanze" <james.kanze@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Apr 4, 12:33 am, "barcaroller" <barcarol...@music.net> wrote:
I am writing a multi-threaded application in C++ (on Linux) and I'm
wondering whether there are any recommendations on which C++ threads to
use.
The options I've found so far are:
POSIX threads (C interface)
C++ Threads (from SourceForge)
Boost.Threads
There must be others. Any recommendations?
I'd go with Boost. To date, I've not seen any with an interface
really like, but Boost is low enough level that it's easy to
wrap, it's probably the only one which has a good interface for
the function in the other thread, and it's pretty portable, and
looks rather robust. Of the other two I've experimented with,
Posix threads don't work under Windows, of course, and ACE is
buggy, and the idioms it uses are very out of date. When
portability between systems isn't a concern, I'll use Posix
directly. When portability to older compilers isn't a concern,
I'll use Boost. (When both portabilities are a concern, you've
got your work cut out for you:-).)
[pjp] The threading library we provide with our Compleat library
is Boost compatible and works atop Windows, Posix, and Linux
threads. It also has a C interface, unlike Boost threads.
P.J. Plauger
Dinkumware, Ltd.
http://www.dinkumware.com