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arjun
arjun

Reputation: 2421

C++ mutex in namespace std does not name a type

I'm writing a simple C++ program to demonstrate the use of locks. I am using codeblocks and gnu gcc compiler.

 #include <iostream>
 #include <thread>
 #include <mutex>
 using namespace std;
 int x = 0; // shared variable

 void synchronized_procedure()
 {
    static std::mutex m;
    m.lock();
    x = x + 1;
    if (x < 5)
    {
       cout<<"hello";
    }
    m.unlock();

 }

int main()
{

   synchronized_procedure();
   x=x+2;
   cout<<"x is"<<x;
}

I'm getting the following error: mutex in namespace std does not name a type.

Why am I getting this error? Doesn't the compiler support use of locks?

Upvotes: 44

Views: 113886

Answers (10)

Parker
Parker

Reputation: 7519

I encountered this same problem when using MingW-W64 7.2.0. I tested out several different Windows builds from the mingw-64 download page, and found that MinGW-W64 GCC-8.1.0 supports mutex and contains the pthread library. When installing, I selected the following options:

  • x86_64
  • posix
  • seh

My multi-threaded code based on pthreads now compiles and runs cleanly on both Windows and Linux with no changes.

Installed MingW version on Windows 8.1

This version is leaner than the 7.3.0 build I was using because it doesn't have a CygWin environment or package manager. I also copied mingw32-make.exe to make.exe so my Makefile wouldn't need to be modified. The installer creates a "Run terminal" link in the Windows Start Menu.

Building and running pthread application on Windows 8.1 using MingW

Upvotes: 5

TungBui
TungBui

Reputation: 11

I fixed it by following steps:

  • Project > Build option...
  • The default selected compiler: GNU GCC Compiler
  • On tab "Compiler settings / Compiler flags", check option "Have g++ follow the C++11 ISO C++ language standard [-std=c++11]"

Upvotes: 1

Nan Shi
Nan Shi

Reputation: 65

my gcc version is 5.4 and i solved this problem when adding #include and also adding -std=c++11 at my CmakeLists.txt as below:

set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wall  -O3 -march=native -std=c++11")

Upvotes: 1

Yongwei Wu
Yongwei Wu

Reputation: 5582

I happened to be looking at the same problem. GCC works fine with std::mutex under Linux. However, on Windows things seem to be worse. In the <mutex> header file shipped with MinGW GCC 4.7.2 (I believe you are using a MinGW GCC version too), I have found that the mutex class is defined under the following #if guard:

#if defined(_GLIBCXX_HAS_GTHREADS) && defined(_GLIBCXX_USE_C99_STDINT_TR1)

Regretfully, _GLIBCXX_HAS_GTHREADS is not defined on Windows. The runtime support is simply not there.

You may also want to ask questions directly on the MinGW mailing list, in case some GCC gurus may help you out.

EDIT: The MinGW-w64 projects provides the necessary runtime support. Check out http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/ and https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/files/. Also, as 0xC0000022L pointed out, you need to download the POSIX thread version (I missed mentioning it last time).

Upvotes: 24

Amir Saniyan
Amir Saniyan

Reputation: 13729

Use POSIX threading model for MINGW:

$ sudo update-alternatives --config i686-w64-mingw32-gcc
<choose i686-w64-mingw32-gcc-posix from the list>

$ sudo update-alternatives --config i686-w64-mingw32-g++
<choose i686-w64-mingw32-g++-posix from the list>

$ sudo update-alternatives --config x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc
<choose x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc-posix from the list>

$ sudo update-alternatives --config x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++
<choose x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++-posix from the list>

See also: mingw-w64 threads: posix vs win32

Upvotes: 26

Doan Quang Viet
Doan Quang Viet

Reputation: 135

I got the same error with gcc4.7.7.

After adding "-std=c++0x", it is fixed.

Upvotes: 2

Bastienm
Bastienm

Reputation: 393

I don't know if it works for everybody, but in other way you just have to update your ndk. I'm using ndk-r11c and it works perfectly.

Upvotes: 0

IsakBosman
IsakBosman

Reputation: 1533

This has now been included in MingW (Version 2013072300). To include it you have to select the pthreads package in the MinGW Installation Manager.

Pthreads package options from MingW Installation Manager

Upvotes: 13

Walter Waldo
Walter Waldo

Reputation: 147

Mutex, at least, is not supported in 'Thread model: win32' of the Mingw-builds toolchains. You must select any of the toolchains with 'Thread model: posix'. After trying with several versions and revisions (both architectures i686 and x86_64) I only found support in x86_64-4.9.2-posix-seh-rt_v3-rev1 being the thread model, IMO, the determining factor.

Upvotes: 6

Kolyunya
Kolyunya

Reputation: 6240

Many classes of the standard thread library can be replaced with the boost ones. A very easy workaround is to change the entire standard mutex file with a couple of lines.

#include <boost/thread.hpp>

namespace std
{
   using boost::mutex;
   using boost::recursive_mutex;
   using boost::lock_guard;
   using boost::condition_variable;
   using boost::unique_lock;
   using boost::thread;
}

And do not forget to link against boost thread library.

Upvotes: -9

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