Re: [Boost-users] Automatic thread join

Is there a way to join a thread automatically to the main thread when it finishes execution?

In my case, the main thread does not call the "thread->join()", so even if the work of the thread is over, the thread never joins to the main thread. What is the technique usually used to make a thread join to its main thread, so as to avoid wastage of resources.

What kind of waist? I guess the name of the function mislead you. join() in this context means "wait" - nothing more.