Re: [boost] smart_ptr: sp_collector can't handle STL containers of shared_ptr's

From: Larry Evans (jcampbell3_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-05-29 22:25:18

Gregory Colvin wrote:
> 
[snip]

> Do you really need a precise collector?  Boehm's collector works just fine.

Most people don't, but some do.  In Jones and Lins _Garbage Collection_
there's mention of "misidentification" or "false" pointers in 
applications with large compress bitmaps.  Also, for highly connected
structures, I remember reading that there could be a problem.

> 
> If so, I don't think you can do it without compiler support.
> 

I was hoping stl_container.cpp would be as close as possible w/o
compiler support.  I think Detlef also mentioned this somewhere
in his article.  The closer it is, then the less testing would
need to be done to change the compiler.