My default choice for cross-platform IPC would be boost, but I saw it criticised in two different forums when I asked about it and this concerned me. Perhaps this was simply a coincidence, so what are the thoughts on boost IPC and choosing a cross-platform C++ IPC library in general?

For Windows dev we're using VC++ 2008 for reference.

edit: here is an example of comments I've seen made (can't find them all right now):

for boost, it's crap. At least on windows. The Mutexes don't use WinAPI, instead they create it's own File-Based implementation (WinAPI = Kernel-Objects). If your Program crashes the files won't be deleted. Next time your Programm is launched the mutex can't be created, because of the existing file.

c++ visual-studio-2008 boost ipc cross-process
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