[boost] Re: Proposed smart_handle library

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-07-20 07:52:22

Gregory Colvin <gregory.colvin_at_[hidden]> writes:

> On Saturday, Jul 19, 2003, at 20:52 America/Denver, Ross Smith wrote:
>
>> On Sunday 20 July 2003 11:46, Gregory Colvin wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> There are no Powers That Be.  Boost has no policy-based smart
>>> pointers because nobody has done the difficult job of proposing
>>> them.
>>
>> Now that is simply a barefaced lie. I proposed one myself, which got
>> roundly ignored, and there have been several others.
>
> Excuse me.  By "propose" I meant a formal proposal, not just a posting.

Furthermore, far from ignoring postings on PBSP, I for one invested
considerable time in discussing exception safety issues with one guy
working on it.

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Dave Abrahams
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