Threads.h++: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 19:11, 23 April 2015

A set of multi-platform C++ class libraries introduced in 1996 as an add on to the Tools.h++ foundation class library. The library simplifies the creation, interprocess communications and synchronisation of threads and introduces a new simplified cross platform thread model which cuts down on porting time.

The Threads.h++ library did not support all of the platforms supported by Tools.h++, but was available for 32 bit versions of MS Windows (Win 9x, Win NT, et al), Sun Solaris, HP-UX and AIX in addition to OS/2.

The company stopped updating the product after 2000, it appears that the introduction of threads in the standard C++ library killed all interest in it even though this library was both easier to use and more powerful & portable than the standard version.

Versions

Threads.h++ version 2 introduced in 2000. Reorganisation of the tools into separate packages but otherwise largely unchanged from v1.4, new tracing facility.
Threads.h++ version 1.4 introduced in 1999 (?), primarily bug fixes.

License and availability

Commercial software - Discontinued - Original price 695 USD for each available platform or 1390 USD for all three

Links

Threads.h++ documentation from the Rouge Wave Software site.

Publisher

Rouge Wave Software

@@ Line 4: / Line 4: @@
 The Threads.h++ library did not support all of the platforms supported by Tools.h++, but was available for 32 bit versions of [[MS Windows]] (Win 9x, Win NT, et al), Sun Solaris, HP-UX and AIX in addition to OS/2.
+The company stopped updating the product after 2000, it appears that the introduction of threads in the standard C++ library killed all interest in it even though this library was both easier to use and more powerful & portable than the standard version.
 ==Versions==