Boost C++ Libraries: Ticket #8833: Boost and /clr code https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/8833 <p> When using boost in an application which uses threads it gives the fault message: </p> <pre class="wiki">1&gt;c:\program files (x86)\boost\boost_1_47\boost\thread\win32\thread_primitives.hpp(314): error C2472: 'boost::detail::win32::interlocked_bit_test_and_set' cannot be generated in managed code: 'Found an intrinsic not supported in managed code'; compile with /clr to generate a mixed image 1&gt;c:\program files (x86)\boost\boost_1_47\boost\thread\win32\basic_timed_mutex.hpp(160): error C2472: 'boost::detail::basic_timed_mutex::unlock' cannot be generated in managed code: 'Found an intrinsic not supported in managed code'; compile with /clr to generate a mixed image </pre><p> Found on the internet: Boost.thread uses some thread local storage calls that don't work if you directly link them with CLR code. In VS2008 the link would succeed but you'd crash on startup -- I suspect this is a symptom of the same problem, VS2010-style. </p> <p> On stackoverflow I found the following workaround: It is necessary to build boost.thread as a DLL instead of linking it statically, and maybe it'll link for you that way... </p> en-us Boost C++ Libraries /htdocs/site/boost.png https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/8833 Trac 1.4.3 Marshall Clow Wed, 17 Jul 2013 16:17:35 GMT status changed; resolution set https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/8833#comment:1 https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/8833#comment:1 <ul> <li><strong>status</strong> <span class="trac-field-old">new</span> → <span class="trac-field-new">closed</span> </li> <li><strong>resolution</strong> → <span class="trac-field-new">duplicate</span> </li> </ul> <p> Duplicate of <a class="closed ticket" href="https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/8832" title="#8832: Bugs: Boost and /clr code (closed: wontfix)">#8832</a> </p> Ticket