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From: JOAQUIN LOPEZ MU?Z (joaquin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-03-07 16:48:30


----- Mensaje original -----
De: Aleksey Gurtovoy <agurtovoy_at_[hidden]>
Fecha: Sábado, Marzo 6, 2004 8:17 pm
Asunto: Re: [boost]Re: Re: [serialization] non-conformance incollection_load_imp.hpp

> Robert Ramey wrote:
> > This exchange illustrates the problem rather nicely. Its not
> clear
> > to me from the name "aligned_storage" that its meant to do the
> same
> > job as "stack_allocate" and in fact is easily confused with
> other
> > boost functions. I've been able to find no documentation nor
> test
> > nor other information. The only place its used is in variant.hpp but
> > its not mentioned in the documentation of that either. There is
> no
> > statement in the header itself as to what it does and the code
> is
> > sufficiently non-trivial that it's not obvious what its supposed
> to
> > do. The fact that it has a parameter than stack_allocate
> doesn't
> > need also suggests that it's intended purpose is different from
> that
> > of stack_allocate.
>
> It doesn't, see aligned_storage's "Rationale" subsection in
> http://tinyurl.com/39asx.
>

I don't quite get what you mean. So, does
boost::aligned_storage serve as a replacement for
stack_allocate?

Joaquín M López Muñoz
Telefónica, Investigación y Desarrollo


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