Re: [boost] [shared_ptr] delete shared_ptr

Subject: Re: [boost] [shared_ptr] delete shared_ptr
From: Frank Mori Hess (frank.hess_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-03-17 14:26:02

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On Thursday, March 17, 2011, pavel wrote:
> and at last can you please give a couple of reasons why delete'ing
> smart pointers is a bad idea?

It violates the fundamental premise of shared_ptr: shared ownership.  
Whoever deletes the object directly is taking total ownership of the object.

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