Re: [boost] [Block.Pointer][Container] List node allocator

Subject: Re: [boost] [Block.Pointer][Container] List node allocator
From: Phil Bouchard (philippeb8_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-03-01 22:40:07

On 03/01/2016 06:20 PM, Phil Bouchard wrote:
> On 03/01/2016 04:27 PM, Ion Gaztañaga wrote:
>>
>> Supporting embedded end pointers is not only an option, but the choice
>> of most STL implementations. It makes default constructors nothrow and
>> improves performance. Any smart pointer should support pointing to those
>> end nodes or it's just broken for STL-like containers.
>
> You're right.  I think there's a way for block_ptr<> to support weak
> references and I will get rid of the strange pointer-on-the-heap
> initialization optimization at the same time.

I just added support for weak references but I still have problems with 
Boost containers:
https://github.com/philippeb8/block_ptr/blob/master/example/block_ptr_test2.cpp#L86

-Phil