[boost] Re: Garbage Collection, Reference Count or Ownership?

From: Philippe A. Bouchard (philippeb_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-10-06 23:19:25

cppljevans_at_[hidden] wrote:

[...]

> give !same_group(a,b), how does:
>     a = b;
>
> affect the result of same_group(a,b)?

This is called a group "merge"; * a.m_ind will get destructed and will point
to * b.m_ind.

The same for a group fragmentation; a new indicator will be created to
distinguish two distinct groups.

Philippe