C++0x has no semaphores? How to synchronize threads?

Question

Is it true that C++0x will come without semaphores? There are already some questions on Stack Overflow regarding the use of semaphores. I use them (posix semaphores) all the

Answer 1

You can work with mutex and condition variables. You gain exclusive access with the mutex, check whether you want to continue or need to wait for the other end. If you need to wait, you wait in a condition. When the other thread determines that you can continue, it signals the condition.

There is a short example in the boost::thread library that you can most probably just copy (the C++0x and boost thread libs are very similar).