[boost] Re: shifted_ptr review results

From: Philippe A. Bouchard (philippeb_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-10-02 10:27:03

My sincere excuses for the lack of documentation, I've concrentrated too
much on other issues.  It is the first time I am getting thru this, I didn't
know what to expect.  Next time I am going to prove the code is right also
(except BOOST_DATA_ALIGNMENT which was borrowed from STL's and pos()
function).

I would like to thank Boost for the efforts they give for a better language.
This is really impressive & complex.

I am going to concentrate for now on shifted_ptr for documentation issues.

Regards,

Philippe

Douglas Paul Gregor wrote:
> The formal review period for Philippe A. Bouchard's shifted_ptr
> library
> has ended. At this time, the shifted_ptr library will not be accepted
> into Boost.
>
> The submission was rejected primarily on the grounds that its
> documentation was incomplete. Reviewers have requested complete
> semantic descriptions of shifted_ptr's operations, in addition to
> more rationale
> and introductory material.
>
> Reviewers also expressed concern with the potentially unsafe
> construction
> of shifted_ptr objects from a raw pointer; several solutions have been
> proposed.
>
> There is considerable interest in this library, and we hope that
> Philippe will address reviewers' concerns and bring this library
> forward for a
> second review in the future.
>
> Doug Gregor
> gregod_at_[hidden]
> Review manager, shifted_ptr
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