cpp-pthreads

cpp-pthreads is a simple wrapper for pthreads which provides a slightly more "modern", object oriented C++ interface to pthreads. It doesn't provide any additional functionality, it simply makes multi-threaded code slightly more readable in C++.

Attribute objects can be filled using the stream operator. For instance:

#include <cpp-pthreads.h>
#include <iostream>

void* routine(){
  std::cout << "Hello\n";
}

int main(){
  using namespace pthreads;

  const unsigned int stackSize = 100;
  char stack[stackSize];


  Attr<Thread> attr;
  attr << JOINABLE
       << Stack(stack,stackSize)
       << DETACHED
       << EXPLICIT
       << GuardSize(10)
       << SYSTEM;

  Thread  thread;
  thread.launch( attr, routine, 0 );
  thread.join
}

Mutexes are slightly easier to maintain with by using ScopedLocks

using namespace pthreads;
Mutex  mutex;

mutex.init(); 
/* lock scope */ {
    ScopedLock lock(mutex);    //< locks the mutex
    //...  (Do something)

} // lock goes out of scope and releases the mutex

The cmake script for this library produces a shared library (libcpp-pthreads.so) and a static library (libcpp-pthreads_static.a). The install target for the makescript will install the headers, the libraries, and a cmake find script FindCPPThreads.cmake.