Pavel Vasiliev wrote: [...] > pthread_refcount_enroll_one() (== "increment_if_non_zero()") may be > emulated in Win32 (using InterlockedCompareExchange()).
Yeah, archaic Win95(/Intel386) aside. AFAIK, InterlockedCompareExchange (/cmpxchg) "Requires Windows 98 or later" (/486+). > > The problem is what to do on e.g. current Unix'es + GCC. > Alternatives are either wait for pthread_refcount_t in many pthreads > implementations or to explicitly use inline assembler(s). > > Other alternatives? > > The problem is so obvious that the question may be thought rhetorical. > But I really ask whether you have some suggestions. http://lists.boost.org/MailArchives/boost/msg30364.php ("> Well, I guess...") regards, alexander. _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
