23 May
2007
23 May
'07
4:46 p.m.
JD
I was looking for a way for a thread to kill another one. William Kempf wrote some time ago answering a question about this:
WK > Today you should use a flag and a condition/mutex combination. WK > Direct support for cancellation is being provided in a future release.
I don't think it has been implemented AFAIK. Is it still planned for future release?
Yes. I have an implementation for Windows, but not yet for pthreads. Anthony -- Anthony Williams Just Software Solutions Ltd - http://www.justsoftwaresolutions.co.uk Registered in England, Company Number 5478976. Registered Office: 15 Carrallack Mews, St Just, Cornwall, TR19 7UL