diff --git a/doc/tss.qbk b/doc/tss.qbk
index 6a9ffc44..150bc025 100644
--- a/doc/tss.qbk
+++ b/doc/tss.qbk
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ order. If a cleanup routine sets the value of associated with an instance of `bo
 cleaned up, that value is added to the cleanup list. Cleanup finishes when there are no outstanding instances of
 `boost::thread_specific_ptr` with values.
 
+Note: on some platforms, cleanup of thread-specific data is not
+performed for threads created with the platform's native API. On those
+platforms such cleanup is only done for threads that are started with
+`boost::thread` unless `boost::on_thread_exit()` is called manually
+from that thread.
 
 [section:thread_specific_ptr Class `thread_specific_ptr`]
 
diff --git a/include/boost/thread/pthread/condition_variable.hpp b/include/boost/thread/pthread/condition_variable.hpp
index 9c5bee27..160c7072 100644
--- a/include/boost/thread/pthread/condition_variable.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/thread/pthread/condition_variable.hpp
@@ -47,27 +47,39 @@ namespace boost
     
     inline void condition_variable::wait(unique_lock<mutex>& m)
     {
-        thread_cv_detail::lock_on_exit<unique_lock<mutex> > guard;
-        detail::interruption_checker check_for_interruption(&internal_mutex,&cond);
-        guard.activate(m);
-        int const res=pthread_cond_wait(&cond,&internal_mutex);
-        BOOST_ASSERT(!res);
+        int res=0;
+        {
+            thread_cv_detail::lock_on_exit<unique_lock<mutex> > guard;
+            detail::interruption_checker check_for_interruption(&internal_mutex,&cond);
+            guard.activate(m);
+            res=pthread_cond_wait(&cond,&internal_mutex);
+        }
         this_thread::interruption_point();
+        if(res)
+        {
+            boost::throw_exception(condition_error());
+        }
     }
 
     inline bool condition_variable::timed_wait(unique_lock<mutex>& m,boost::system_time const& wait_until)
     {
         thread_cv_detail::lock_on_exit<unique_lock<mutex> > guard;
-        detail::interruption_checker check_for_interruption(&internal_mutex,&cond);
-        guard.activate(m);
-        struct timespec const timeout=detail::get_timespec(wait_until);
-        int const cond_res=pthread_cond_timedwait(&cond,&internal_mutex,&timeout);
+        int cond_res;
+        {
+            detail::interruption_checker check_for_interruption(&internal_mutex,&cond);
+            guard.activate(m);
+            struct timespec const timeout=detail::get_timespec(wait_until);
+            cond_res=pthread_cond_timedwait(&cond,&internal_mutex,&timeout);
+        }
         this_thread::interruption_point();
         if(cond_res==ETIMEDOUT)
         {
             return false;
         }
-        BOOST_ASSERT(!cond_res);
+        if(cond_res)
+        {
+            boost::throw_exception(condition_error());
+        }
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -121,8 +133,8 @@ namespace boost
                 detail::interruption_checker check_for_interruption(&internal_mutex,&cond);
                 guard.activate(m);
                 res=pthread_cond_wait(&cond,&internal_mutex);
-                this_thread::interruption_point();
             }
+            this_thread::interruption_point();
             if(res)
             {
                 boost::throw_exception(condition_error());
@@ -145,8 +157,8 @@ namespace boost
                 detail::interruption_checker check_for_interruption(&internal_mutex,&cond);
                 guard.activate(m);
                 res=pthread_cond_timedwait(&cond,&internal_mutex,&timeout);
-                this_thread::interruption_point();
             }
+            this_thread::interruption_point();
             if(res==ETIMEDOUT)
             {
                 return false;
diff --git a/include/boost/thread/win32/thread_heap_alloc.hpp b/include/boost/thread/win32/thread_heap_alloc.hpp
index c210a910..b70623aa 100644
--- a/include/boost/thread/win32/thread_heap_alloc.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/thread/win32/thread_heap_alloc.hpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace boost
 {
     namespace detail
     {
-        inline /*BOOST_THREAD_DECL*/ void* allocate_raw_heap_memory(unsigned size)
+        inline BOOST_THREAD_DECL void* allocate_raw_heap_memory(unsigned size)
         {
             void* const heap_memory=detail::win32::HeapAlloc(detail::win32::GetProcessHeap(),0,size);
             if(!heap_memory)
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace boost
             return heap_memory;
         }
 
-        inline /*BOOST_THREAD_DECL*/ void free_raw_heap_memory(void* heap_memory)
+        inline BOOST_THREAD_DECL void free_raw_heap_memory(void* heap_memory)
         {
             BOOST_VERIFY(detail::win32::HeapFree(detail::win32::GetProcessHeap(),0,heap_memory)!=0);
         }
diff --git a/src/win32/thread.cpp b/src/win32/thread.cpp
index 05c7a6c9..72bf4190 100644
--- a/src/win32/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/thread.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@ namespace boost
         {
             tss_cleanup_implemented(); // if anyone uses TSS, we need the cleanup linked in
             current_thread_tls_key=TlsAlloc();
-            BOOST_ASSERT(current_thread_tls_key!=TLS_OUT_OF_INDEXES);
+			#if defined(UNDER_CE)
+				// Windows CE does not define the TLS_OUT_OF_INDEXES constant.
+				BOOST_ASSERT(current_thread_tls_key!=0xFFFFFFFF);
+			#else
+				BOOST_ASSERT(current_thread_tls_key!=TLS_OUT_OF_INDEXES);
+			#endif
         }
 
         void cleanup_tls_key()