MinGw 4.7.0 doesnt compile code with #include <boost/thread> - c++

Question

MinGw 4.7.0 Boost 1.47
code:
#include <iostream>
#include <boost/thread.hpp>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
std::cout<<"In main"<<std::endl;
}
Compiler string:
g++.exe -Wall -fexceptions -g -IC:\soft\ides_comp\mingw\include\boost_1_47_0 -c D:\work\cpp_cb\mt1\main.cpp -o obj\Debug\main.o
It doesnt compile and i have same error whatever compiler options i tried.
Warning:
In file included from C:\soft\ides_comp\mingw\include\boost_1_47_0/boost/thread/win32/thread_data.hpp:12:0,
from C:\soft\ides_comp\mingw\include\boost_1_47_0/boost/thread/thread.hpp:15,
from C:\soft\ides_comp\mingw\include\boost_1_47_0/boost/thread.hpp:13,
from D:\work\cpp_cb\mt1\main.cpp:2:
C:\soft\ides_comp\mingw\include\boost_1_47_0/boost/thread/win32/thread_heap_alloc.hpp:59:40: warning: inline function 'void* boost::detail::allocate_raw_heap_memory(unsigned int)' declared as dllimport: attribute ignored [-Wattributes]
C:\soft\ides_comp\mingw\include\boost_1_47_0/boost/thread/win32/thread_heap_alloc.hpp:69:39: warning: inline function 'void boost::detail::free_raw_heap_memory(void*)' declared as dllimport: attribute ignored [-Wattributes]
Error:
In file included from C:\soft\ides_comp\mingw\include\boost_1_47_0/boost/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.hpp:30:0,
from C:\soft\ides_comp\mingw\include\boost_1_47_0/boost/shared_ptr.hpp:17,
from C:\soft\ides_comp\mingw\include\boost_1_47_0/boost/date_time/time_clock.hpp:17,
from C:\soft\ides_comp\mingw\include\boost_1_47_0/boost/thread/thread_time.hpp:9,
from C:\soft\ides_comp\mingw\include\boost_1_47_0/boost/thread/win32/thread_data.hpp:10,
from C:\soft\ides_comp\mingw\include\boost_1_47_0/boost/thread/thread.hpp:15,
from C:\soft\ides_comp\mingw\include\boost_1_47_0/boost/thread.hpp:13,
from D:\work\cpp_cb\mt1\main.cpp:2:
C:\soft\ides_comp\mingw\include\boost_1_47_0/boost/checked_delete.hpp: In instantiation of 'void boost::checked_delete(T*) [with T = boost::error_info<boost::tag_original_exception_type, const std::type_info*>]':
C:\soft\ides_comp\mingw\include\boost_1_47_0/boost/smart_ptr/detail/shared_count.hpp:95:13: required from 'boost::detail::shared_count::shared_count(Y*) [with Y = boost::error_info<boost::tag_original_exception_type, const std::type_info*>]'
C:\soft\ides_comp\mingw\include\boost_1_47_0/boost/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.hpp:183:50: required from 'boost::shared_ptr<T>::shared_ptr(Y*) [with Y = boost::error_info<boost::tag_original_exception_type, const std::type_info*>; T = boost::error_info<boost::tag_original_exception_type, const std::type_info*>]'
C:\soft\ides_comp\mingw\include\boost_1_47_0/boost/exception/info.hpp:171:69: required from 'const E& boost::exception_detail::set_info(const E&, const boost::error_info<Tag, T>&) [with E = boost::unknown_exception; Tag = boost::tag_original_exception_type; T = const std::type_info*]'
C:\soft\ides_comp\mingw\include\boost_1_47_0/boost/exception/info.hpp:192:46: required from 'typename boost::enable_if<boost::exception_detail::derives_boost_exception<E>, const E&>::type boost::operator<<(const E&, const boost::error_info<Tag, T>&) [with E = boost::unknown_exception; Tag = boost::tag_original_exception_type; T = const std::type_info*; typename boost::enable_if<boost::exception_detail::derives_boost_exception<E>, const E&>::type = const boost::unknown_exception&]'
C:\soft\ides_comp\mingw\include\boost_1_47_0/boost/exception/detail/exception_ptr.hpp:182:13: required from 'void boost::unknown_exception::add_original_type(const E&) [with E = std::exception]'
C:\soft\ides_comp\mingw\include\boost_1_47_0/boost/exception/detail/exception_ptr.hpp:161:32: required from here
Warning 2:
C:\soft\ides_comp\mingw\include\boost_1_47_0/boost/checked_delete.hpp:34:5: warning: deleting object of polymorphic class type 'boost::error_info<boost::tag_original_exception_type, const std::type_info*>' which has non-virtual destructor might cause undefined behaviour [-Wdelete-non-virtual-dtor]
What can it be? Thanks

Answer 1

This has been fixed in later boost versions. Check here:
https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6165
Update boost/config/stdlib/libstdcpp3.hpp:
#if defined(_GLIBCXX_HAVE_GTHR_DEFAULT) \
|| defined(_GLIBCXX_HAS_GTHREADS) \
|| defined(_GLIBCXX__PTHREADS) \
|| defined(WIN32)
Added _GLIBCXX_HAS_GTHREADS and/or WIN32 (from the link above, see patch).
WIN32 seems a bit brute force, but doesn't work without (at least not for me. I am using an older boost version 1.42).

Answer 2

If you compiled the thread library for using Win32 threads, you might need
-DBOOST_USE_WINDOWS_H
in your compiler flags. While I don't think that's the issue (I get a different set of errors for not using it), you might give it a try.

Answer 3

This answer maybe not very straight, but:
I do use g++ 4.7.0 20111209 and it has support for threads.
#include <iostream>
#include <thread>
using namespace std;
void foo()
{
cout << "Hello from thread\n";
}
int main()
{
thread th1(foo);
th1.join();
return 0;
}
During compilation use -std=c++11 option to use the latest standard which supports threads
PS:
boost 1.48 compiled on my pc with mingw 4.7.0 gives an error (when trying to use boost::thread):
Threading support unavailable: it has been explicitly disabled with BOOST_DISABLE_THREADS
So I guess it was disabled by default with g++ 4.7.0 (with g++ 4.6.2 it was not).