I just realised it's not hanging - it's thrown an interprocess exception.
I have revised my code to capture and report on that. I will let you know
what it says.
David
From: David C. Partridge
Sent: 13 November 2023 14:16
To: 'boost-users@lists.boost.org'
Subject: Problem with named_mutex on Windows
I have a user reporting that the following code in my application's main()
hangs unless he uses "Run as Adminstrator":
ZTRACE_RUNTIME("Checking Mutex");
bip::named_mutex dssMutex{ bip::open_or_create,
"DeepSkyStacker.Mutex.UniqueID.12354687" };
bip::scoped_lockbip::named_mutex lk(dssMutex, bip::defer_lock);
const bool firstInstance{ lk.try_lock() };
ZTRACE_RUNTIME(" firstInstance: %s", firstInstance ? "true" :
"false");
The trace shows "Checking mutex" and then it all stops.
Is my code in error and if so what do I need to change? If not, how can I
determine what the problem is?
On a related issue: I think that this is C++ Exception safe, as the mutex
will be unlocked and deleted.
However, if a C exception occurs then how should I clean up?
Is the named_mutex persistent over reboots? If so, where is it held (in
case I need to do a manual cleanup).
Many thanks
David
