Subject: [boost] [signals2] post-review rfc before moving to trunk
From: Frank Mori Hess (frank.hess_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-02-11 15:34:00
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Hi all,
I've made some changes to Boost.Signals2 in response to some of the
suggestions made during the review. Unless there is are show-stopper
objections, I'd like to move Signals2 from the sandbox to the trunk in a week
or two. For context, Stjepan Rajko's review summary is here:
http://listarchives.boost.org/boost-announce/2008/11/0211.php
The current Signals2 documentation is online here:
http://www.comedi.org/projects/signals2/libs/signals2/doc/html/
Here is a summary of most of the changes made since the review:
*Added a signals_vs_signals2_benchmark.cpp to the signals2/test subdirectory,
and made some optimizations to signal invocation speed.
*Made sure all macros were prefixed with BOOST_SIGNALS2_.
*Added tests for boost::signals2::mutex and dummy_mutex.
*Brought back boost::signals2::trackable class to ease porting of
single-threaded code from Boost.Signals.
*Deprecated deconstruct_ptr/postconstructible/predestructible in favor
of deconstruct, a factory function similar to make_shared, which supports
postconstructors and predestructors via ADL, similar to how the
sp_accept_owner stuff works in boost smart_ptr trunk.
*Expanded FAQ entry on differences between Signals and Signals2 by adding some
notes on how to deal with the changes while porting. Changed the faq entry
into a section.
*Added documentation section on thread-safety which describes how the library
uses its mutexes internally.
*Added boost::signals2::signal_type metafunction which uses Boost.Parameter to
allow named template type parameters for signals.
*Added sections to the tutorial on postconstructors, extended slots, and
signal_type.
*Added examples section to docs, with compilable example programs extracted
from tutorial, plus a few new ones.
*Added a couple paragraphs to the design rationale section about
optional_last_value and the signals2 mutex classes.
*Added a small description to the optional_last_value reference page.
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