[boost] Re: shifted_ptr review

From: cppljevans_at_[hidden]
Date: 2003-09-30 23:02:21

On 09/30/2003 09:33 PM, David Abrahams wrote:
> "Philippe A. Bouchard" <philippe_at_[hidden]> writes:
> 
> 
>>David Abrahams wrote:
>>
[snip]
>>
>>stype<int> * p = new stype<int>(9);
>>
>>delete p;    // This delete will work
> 
> 
> So, despite that you said "no", the answer is "yes, it still exposes
> an unmanaged raw pointer" AFAICT.
> 
> There are other reasons not to do that, for example exception safety.
> 
Code that looks almost like Philippe's but avoids any raw ptr problem
was suggested here:

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel/1415/match=private+auto+ptr