Re: [boost] Smart pointer status, directions, thoughts

From: Greg Colvin (gcolvin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-05-25 18:28:55

From: John Max Skaller <skaller_at_[hidden]>
> Greg Colvin wrote:
> > 
> > Larry just did me the favor of putting updated copies of my simple
> > cyclic_ptr at:
> > 
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/boost/files/smart_pointers/cyclic_ptr/
> 
> The following must be a bug, since the definitions
> following it are either private or public, depending on
> the condition.
> 
> #if !defined( BOOST_NO_MEMBER_TEMPLATE_FRIENDS )
>    private:
>       template<typename> friend struct recyclable_base;
>       template<typename> friend struct cyclic_ptr;
>       template<typename> friend struct weak_ptr;
> #endif

You are right -- I've only tested this on C++ compilers.

The fix is add a public: at the end of this snippet, or move
the snippet to then end of it's class.

Thanks.