Re: [boost] Smart pointer poll

From: Mark Rodgers (mark.rodgers_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-05-03 15:35:39

From: "Peter Dimov" <pdimov_at_[hidden]>

> From: "Mark Rodgers" <mark.rodgers_at_[hidden]>
> > Oh, one more thing - I don't care too much for weak_ptr.  I think
> > the overhead doesn't reflect its (lack of) usefulness.  But maybe I
> > just need to be educated on how to use it... ;-)
> 
> To break cycles. If you never need to break cycles, you're likely to not
> find it very useful. ;-)

I do need to break cycles, but when I do, I normally just use a plain 
pointer.  How is a weak_ptr better?

Mark