[boost] Re: Inheritance alternatives for policy-based smart_ptr

From: Andrei Alexandrescu (andrewalex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-05-01 12:28:50

"Gennadiy Rozental" <rogeeff_at_[hidden]> wrote (abridged)
> Under the slogan: "do not make design decisions"

I'm right behind you, brother :o).

> template<typename StoragePolicy,...>
> struct mi_policies_adaptor : StoragePolicy, OwnershipPolicy
> {
> };

Alas, constructors here form the proverbial fly-in-the-ointment. We
can partially solve the problem by adding a template constructor to
mi_policies_adaptor.

> But generic framework we should try to keep simple.

Agreed 100%.

Andrei