RE: [boost] Always explicit , why?

From: Beman Dawes (beman_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-11-02 14:28:25

Robert Vugts wrote:

 >I was referring to the shared_ptr constructor,
 >which takes a std::auto_ptr<T> argument.
 >
 >This constructor is not declared explicit and I was
 >wondering why.

I think is was just an oversight.  It should be explicit.  Having an 
auto_ptr lose ownership via implicit conversion is just too kinky, IMO.

CVS changed.

--Beman