RE: [boost] Re: Proposal: boost::pool fast pointer

From: Moore, Dave (dmoore_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-07-30 16:46:38

> 
>  Y * pY = new Derived;
>  delete pY;
> 
> Will result in a segmentation fault.  It is already not 
> handled properly
> with raw pointers.  ptr<Derived, Y> is just a 'feature'.

No, it won't cause a segmentation fault, as long as Derived and Y have
virtual destructors, which is a requirement for safely manipulating derived
objects through base pointers in the first place.

Regards,
Dave