Re: Smart pointers question - attachment

From: williamkempf_at_[hidden]
Date: 2001-01-30 15:45:34

--- In boost_at_y..., Daryle Walker <darylew_at_m...> wrote:
> on 1/29/01 11:29 PM, Bill Kempf at sirwillard_at_m... wrote:
>  [SNIP past responses]
>  >  I'm not totally certain what it is you're trying to do here.  
However, I've
>  >  recently had need for a GC smart pointer and so have worked 
with 
Thant Tessman
>  >  (the author of circ_ptr in the files section here) to try and 
create a simple,
>  >  effective and efficient implementation.  I started from his 
circ_ptr but made
>  >  extensive modifications to decrease compile time dependencies, 
increase
>  >  algorithm efficiencies, allow "pointers" to polymorphic types 
and 
members, and
>  >  to fix a few minor design flaws.
>  [TRUNCATE]
>  
>  I made my own successor to those classes.  It should be called
>  "mark_sweep_ptr.zip" in the files section.  Had you looked at it 
when making
>  your changes?

No, I hadn't.  From the description in the attachment in this thread 
it sounds like there are some important improvements in my version 
that weren't in yours, but I'll have to evaluate yours soon.  Been 
busy with the BTL recently but maybe in a day or two I'll have time.

Bill Kempf