id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
3812	global namespace polution	John Maddock	Anthony Williams	"As noted in this thread:  http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2010/01/160448.php all global symbols whether macros or extern ""C"" functions should start with a ""boost_"" prefix - both to avoid polluting the global namespace as far as is possible, and to make boost-related symbols readily identifiable and searchable.

Boost.Thread has a number of extern ""C"" symbols:

at_thread_exit
on_process_exit
on_process_enter
on_thread_enter
on_thread_exit

Which should presumably be renamed to have boost-specific names, maybe ""boost_thread_at_thread_exit"" etc?"	Bugs	closed	Boost 1.42.0	thread	Boost Development Trunk	Problem	fixed