How to set the stacksize with C++11 std::thread

Question

I\'ve been trying to familiarize myself with the std::thread library in C++11, and have arrived at a stumbling block.

Initially I come from a posix

Answer 1

I found this in Scott Meyers book Overview of the New C++(C++0x), as it's quite long I can't post it as a comment, is this helpful?

There is also a standard API for getting at the platform-specific handles behind threads, mutexes, condition variables, etc.. These handles are assumed to be the mechanism for setting thread priorities, setting stack sizes, etc. (Regarding setting stack sizes, Anthony Williams notes: "Of those OSs that support setting the stack size, they all do it differently. If you're coding for a specify platform (such that use of the native_handle would be OK), then you could use that platform's facilities to switch stacks. e.g. on POSIX you could use makecontext and swapcontext along with explicit allocation of a stack, and on Windows you could use Fibers. You could then use the platform-specific facilities (e.g. Linker flags) to set the default stack size to something really tiny, and then switch stacks to something bigger where necessary.“)