c++ Programming Glossary: joinable

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11393936/breaking-changes-in-boost-thread-3-0-0

Breaking change thread destructor should call terminate if joinable. #6269 Breaking change thread move assignment should call terminate.. change thread move assignment should call terminate if joinable. What does this mean for my existing projects currently using..

C++11 safely join a thread without using a try / catch block

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15994650/c11-safely-join-a-thread-without-using-a-try-catch-block

method of a C 11 thread will throw a std system_error if joinable false . Thus the natural way to wait for a thread to complete.. execution is something along the lines of if thread2.joinable thread2.join However this has the possibility to throw a std.. throw a std system_error. Consider thread 1 calls thread2.joinable returns true indicating that the thread2 is still running. Then..

How can I tell reliably if a boost thread has exited its run method?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1667420/how-can-i-tell-reliably-if-a-boost-thread-has-exited-its-run-method

if a boost thread has exited its run method I assumed joinable would indicate this however it does not seem to be the case... through a predicate bool isRunning return thread_ joinable Wouldn't a thread that has exited not be joinable What am I.. thread_ joinable Wouldn't a thread that has exited not be joinable What am I missing... what is the meaning of boost thread joinable..

thread destructors in C++0x vs boost

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4508181/thread-destructors-in-c0x-vs-boost

in N3225 on a note regarding std thread destructor If joinable then terminate otherwise no effects. Note Either implicitly.. no effects. Note Either implicitly detaching or joining a joinable thread in its destructor could result in difficult to debug.. the destructor is never executed while the thread is still joinable . 𤫟nd note Apparently the committee went for the lesser of two..