Add a thread wrapper class that joins on destruction

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Based on the scoped_thread class defined in C++ Concurrency in Action define a thread wrapper class that instead of calling terminate if the thread is joinable on destruction, join it if joinable.

While the scoped_thread class defined in C++ Concurrency in Action is a strict scoped class that doesn't allows any change in the wrapped thread, I think that making the interface thread compatible is also a good option. This doesn't means that a strict scoped thread has no use.

namespace boost
{
  class scoped_thread : public thread
  {
    typedef thread base_type;
  public:
    BOOST_THREAD_MOVABLE_ONLY( scoped_thread )

    explicit scoped_thread(BOOST_THREAD_RV_REF(thread) t_) :
      base_type(boost::forward<base_type>(t_)),
      m_(*static_cast<base_type*>(this))
    {
    }

    scoped_thread(BOOST_RV_REF(scoped_thread) x) :
      base_type(boost::move(static_cast<base_type&>(x)))
    { }

    scoped_thread& operator=(BOOST_RV_REF(scoped_thread) x)
    {
      base_type::operator=(boost::move(static_cast<base_type&>(x)));
      return *this;
    }

    ~scoped_thread()
    {
      if (joinable())
      {
        join();
      }
    }
  };
  inline void swap(scoped_thread& lhs,scoped_thread& rhs) BOOST_NOEXCEPT
  {
      return lhs.swap(rhs);
  }
}

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Committed revision [81073][81079][81080][81086].

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Committed revision [81667].