The ZThreads library supports thread cancellation, but I haven't tried it. Does anyone who have an experience with both libraries could share what he thinks of each one? Regards -- Charles ----- Original Message ----- From: Janusz Piwowarski To: boost-users@lists.boost.org Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 11:52 AM Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Thread cancellation Sliwa, Przemyslaw (London) wrote:
Can anyone tell me if it is possible to cancel a thread using boost.thread library? Form Boost.Thread FAQ:
Q: Why isn't thread cancellation or termination provided? A: There's a valid need for thread termination, so at some point Boost.Threads probably will include it, but only after we can find a truly safe (and portable) mechanism for this concept. Regards, -- Janusz