Ciorecan.Marius@ssi-schaefer.ro wrote: > is libstdc++ not thread safe? The current versions of gcc come with versions of libstdc++ that provide 'thread safety' as defined in http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/thread_safety.html, I think. Note that this is not as 'thread safe' as Java's containers are. It also doesn't mean you can't shoot yourself in the foot with threads. - Dan