Re: [Boost-users] [intrusive_ptr] Counting implementation

From: Alexander Gutenev (gutenev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-30 17:02:14

>> (1) Why stock implementation of intrusive counter is not included to 
>> Smart Pointers library ?
>
> No idea.  This was requested recently
> on the devel list, but didn't receive an answer.
> http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2008/06/139048.php
>

Thank you. Although the code in that message is more like a pseudocode than 
an actual implementation, inline non-template friends seems better than 
templates in my code.

>>  (2) Is there something wrong with my code ?
>>
>
> It will only compile on windows...
>
>>   long operator++(void) { return ::InterlockedIncrement(&count_); }
>>   long operator--(void) { return ::InterlockedDecrement(&count_);

I don't think it's a big problem. If I need to compile on anything else, 
I'll see the error and use the atomic functions corresponding to those of 
windows.