Boost C++ Libraries: Ticket #578: read_write_mutex missing in release? https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/578 <pre class="wiki">Is there a reason for removing this files from the release package for at least version 1.33.1? (They are even tagged for version 1.33.1) read_write_mutex.hpp http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/boost/boost/boost/thread/read_write_mutex.hpp?rev=1.9&amp;view=log read_write_lock.hpp http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/boost/boost/boost/thread/detail/read_write_lock.hpp?rev=1.8&amp;view=log read_write_mutex.cpp http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/boost/boost/libs/thread/src/read_write_mutex.cpp?rev=1.23&amp;view=log </pre> en-us Boost C++ Libraries /htdocs/site/boost.png https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/578 Trac 1.4.3 me22 Wed, 08 Mar 2006 01:29:35 GMT <link>https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/578#comment:1 </link> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/578#comment:1</guid> <description> <pre class="wiki">Logged In: YES user_id=509832 As I understand it, read_write_mutex is broken and the threads library is orphaned. </pre> </description> <category>Ticket</category> </item> <item> <dc:creator>mclow</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2006 19:09:27 GMT</pubDate> <title>status changed https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/578#comment:2 https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/578#comment:2 <ul> <li><strong>status</strong> <span class="trac-field-old">assigned</span> → <span class="trac-field-new">closed</span> </li> </ul> <pre class="wiki">Logged In: YES user_id=131412 The CVS checkin comment for these files says: "Remove the broken read_write_mutex". Douglas Gregor wrote on the mailing list (on Wed, 09 Nov 2005, in the 1.33.1 beta description): "* Thread library: read_write_mutex has been removed due to problems with deadlocks." </pre> Ticket