[Boost-users] boost::thread and std::system

From: Jerry Swan (jeremiah.s_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-03-10 04:09:58

I'd like to be able to issue a call to std::system that will time-out after
a specified period.  Is it possible to achieve this using the boost::threads
library? If so could someone kindly sketch how this might be achieved?

TIA,

Jerry.