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From: David B. Held (dheld_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-04-19 17:24:52


"Dave Harris" <brangdon_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:memo.679332_at_cix.compulink.co.uk...
> [...]
> Can you not do the int => pointer fixup on the fly, rather than waiting
> until all objects are loaded? That way the smart pointer never needs to
> store an integer, and the same mechanism can be used for normal pointers.

No, because my object hierarchy includes objects that can point all
over the place. The entire set of objects must get loaded before
any fixups can occur. I know that sounds like poor design, but it
really isn't.

Dave

P.S. There's entirely too many Dave's around here! ;)


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