[boost] Re: Current shared_ptr and MSVC6SP5 is really dangerous

From: Markus Schöpflin (markus.schoepflin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-04-10 09:38:56

Peter Dimov wrote:
> 
> From: "Markus Schöpflin" <markus.schoepflin_at_[hidden]>
>
> > Disable template<typename Y> shared_ptr::shared_ptr &
> operator=(shared_ptr<Y> const & r)
> > for this compiler?
> 
> Done, thanks. I was worried about existing code but actually this operator=
> is merely an optimization. Fixed weak_ptr as well.
> 

Thanks a lot!

Did you add a test for this? Something along the lines of

boost::shared_ptr<int> p_i;
p_i = new int(42);
BOOST_TEST(p_i.get() != 0);

Markus