From: Ulrich Eckhardt (uli_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-02 17:03:10
Short notes:
* thread_exception::message() is broken beyond repair, as it
returns a pointer to local storage (via std::string::c_str())
* any program using it is broken, too.
* it is unused by boost itself(!) which is why it can be removed
* it is the only reason why a helper-function 'system_message()'
is needed, which can then be removed, too.
* system_message() is the only reason several headers and a hack
for strerror() were needed, which can then also be removed.
* system_message() requires a char-based API on win32, which
is not available under MS Windows CE, strerror() is also not
available there, making two more reasons to remove it.
cheers
Uli