Re: [boost] Objections to removing the old smart pointer class templates?

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-01-30 14:43:42

From: "Aleksey Gurtovoy" <alexy_at_[hidden]>
> Why not
>
>      #include <boost/memory/scoped_ptr.hpp>
>      #include <boost/memory/scoped_array.hpp>
>
> etc., or something like this?

Why not

boost::memory::shared_ptr<T>?

IOW why is it important to keep the boost directory clean but this doesn't
apply to the boost namespace? FWIW I find it much more intuitive when class
N::X is defined in N/X.hpp.