Asynchronous function call for C++

Question

I need a hint how to implement asynchronous function calls in C/C++ ( or names of frameworks/API calls for windows and/or linux )

The use case is following: A parent thr

Answer 1

Boost.Thread

I believe this does the job well. Spin up the function call as a new thread and just don't bother joining it. It'll take care of that when it finishes anyway I believe.

You could set it up so the child sends a signal to the parent when it finishes using Boost.Signals. This signal would be linked to the parent's callback function.