[boost] Re: new approach to smart ptrs -- no new()s is goodnews

From: Greg Colvin (gcolvin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-01-31 10:28:56

From: Gavin Collings <gcollings_at_[hidden]>
> Greg,
> 
> Aside from a load of member template stuff, I had to make the following

Yep.  Not all compilers are up to EDG's level of compliance, sadly,
but at this point someone has to pay me to deal with non-standard C++.

> code change to cyclic_ptr.hpp to get the test to run.  Could you check
> it and advise / correct if it's wrong.
>
> Gavin
> 
> 
>    template<typename T> struct cyclic_ptr : recyclable_base<T> {
> ...
>       void reset(T* p=0,deleter<T>& r=default_deleter()) {
>          if (--ph->n == 0)
> 
>             free(ph);
> ------------^^^^^^^^^
> changed to  recycler::free( ph );

Yes recycler::free(recycler*) is the function I intended to call, and that
I think should have been selected, but perhaps "free" is reserved.

>          ph = new_handle(p,&r), ph->n = 1;
>       }
>    }
> 
> 
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