Is there any cross-platform threading library in C++?

Question

I\'m looking for some easy to use cross-platform threading library written in C++.

What\'s your opinion on boost::thread or Pthreads? Does

Answer 1

There is a threading library coming with C++11. It's built upon the boost threading library. Unfortunately, I seem to remember that there are non-trivial differences between Boost.Threads and what C++11 comes with. Still, if you plan to switch to the C++ standard threading library, I believe Boost.Threads is the closest you can get to now.

I suppose that, under the hood, these libraries will use Pthreads on POSIX systems and whatever native threading support is available elsewhere.

Disclaimer: I haven't worked with either of the two.