[Bug libstdc++/21334] Lack of Posix compliant thread safety in std::basic_string

["pcarlini at suse dot de" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>]

------- Additional Comments From pcarlini at suse dot de  2005-05-03 11:14 -------
Hi James, and thanks for your explanations. Indeed, maybe better concentrating
on the v7-branch + documentation updates: as I told you already the framework
is already there and I will add very soon a different policy for not-refcounted
string + "short string optimization". Remains open the exceptions issue but
after all, now that I studied some materil, seems manageable.

But I cannot really reply in detail to your last message, now, just some 
pointers:

> I'm not too sure which papers you are referring to, even after
> Herb Sutter's name was mentionned.

Simply the series reprinted in "More exceptional C++", in particular
appendixes A and B.

                                          I do know that the one
> article I have read by Herb which concerned thread safety was
> full of errors, and resulted in a long discussion in
> comp.lang.c++.moderated.

Ah, yes, thanks. I read part of that thread, but have to re-read
it: in any case, will be not terribly useful for the work ahead.

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