[boost] Re: Allocators (Was: smart pointer delete parameterization)

From: Valentin Bonnard (Bonnard.V_at_[hidden])
Date: 1999-11-24 21:47:34

Greg Colvin wrote:

> From: Valentin Bonnard <Bonnard.V_at_[hidden]>
> > Greg Colvin wrote:
> >
> > >   A copy of this argument is
> > >   used for any memory allocation performed, by these constructors and by
> > >   all member functions, during the lifetime of  each  container  object.
> >
> > Oh ! I failed to notice that. Still, containers can use malloc for
> > their private data (but that's morally bad).
> 
> By what loophole could they use malloc?

Why wouldn't they call malloc ?

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Valentin Bonnard