Re: pthreads confusion

On 02/07/09 17:52, Jon Earle wrote:
> I'm trying to create a thread (actually more than one, but just start with
> one for now) that runs a method in another object.  I should this this
> would be relatively straightforward.  I've worked up a code example to
> illustrate the problem (though I get two different reactions [both noted in
> the code snippet below] from the compiler [same call to pthread_create]
> when I compile this vs my real program).

This is a common C++ programming error, especially for C programmers. Pointers 
to member functions are not pointers to functions. 
<http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/pointers-to-members.html>

The solution is touse a static member function or a namespace-level function 
to forward the call.

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