Monthly Archives: April 2008

Choose the next post subject

Posted on 29.4.2008 by Anteru

Yeah, you, my dear reader: Choose what you want to read about! State of C++0x: What is coming, what is available today already and why it’s time to get excited. C++/C/C# Interop: How to consume a C++ app from C# … Continue reading →

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Server problems, VC feature pack updated

Posted on 23.4.2008 by Anteru

You probably noticed it, my blog was down for several hours due to a failure in the database server. Well, in the meantime, the Visual C++ Team released an updated VC++ feature pack which fixes the installer problems and several … Continue reading →

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Setting up a minimal Debian for VM use

Posted on 18.4.2008 by Anteru

I’ve been just installing a Linux in a VM again (using VirtualBox, tested with 1.5.6). As a minimal system, I choose Debian (with minimal I mean that you don’t get much unused stuff, it boots fast and the disk usage … Continue reading →

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Bug in Boost 1.35/Threads, Condition::notify_one

Posted on 10.4.2008 by Anteru

There is a bug in Boost.Threads 1.35 (tracked as #1803) — basically, condition::notify_one may fail to wake-up a thread. It is fixed on the trunk (r44150 — thanks Anthony Williams for the quick fix). The bug might not sound that … Continue reading →

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