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Richard Andrew x64 wrote:

Can anyone explain the theory behind this?

//using namespace boost;
//using namespace std;

mutex m;
m.lock();
//... something here
m.unlock();

std::mutex m;
m.lock();
//... something here
m.unlock();

Randor wrote:

Can't make that mistake if you use the entire scope:

M.D.V.

If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
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Nelek wrote:

care to elaborate?

honey the codewitch wrote:

Some people here might suggest that using namespace std, even in main.cpp is bad form because of all the stuff it drags in.