[boost] Re: Smart Pointers - (many) thanks and (some)questions

From: Greg Colvin (gcolvin_at_[hidden])
Date: 1999-12-31 00:52:35

From: Dave Abrahams <abrahams_at_[hidden]>
> Greg sed:
> 
> > Rather than a pointer to function I'm thinking of imitating
> > a closure with a reference to a class with a virtual function.
> 
> Who allocates (and deallocates) the deallocator object?

Sometimes no one -- in many cases a static object will do.

If not, then whoever, whenever, as ever.