[boost] Re: what happened to allocators in boost?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-08-29 19:05:35

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

> * use the standard parameterization mechanisms (Allocator) when
>    choosing to parameterize

I'm not sure about this one.  std::allocator are a mess, and almost
everyone knows it.  They were designed for containers, and they only
barely work there, IMO.  Remember the weasel-wording about unequal
allocators and the assumptions implementations are allowed to make
about allocator's nested types?  I really don't want to be in the
position of forcing library authors to match users' expectations about
the way their particular implementation's allocators work.

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Dave Abrahams
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