30 Oct
2007
30 Oct
'07
9:03 p.m.
Howard Hinnant wrote:
Actually thread cancellation is old. Many (not all) thread API's have some form or another of cancellation. That being said, the compromise reached at the Kona meeting 4 weeks ago was to remove cancellation (or interruption) from the proposal. This removal is reflected in N2411.
That's unfortunate. I'm a little confused about how completely removing it is a "compromise"! This is something that I need. Does anyone know of an alternative (POSIX-compatible) C++ thread library that offers cancellation? If not I may try to write on. Phil.