[boost] Re: [multi_index] scope_guard

From: Jonathan Turkanis (technews_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-07-07 19:25:39

"Pavel Vozenilek" <pavel_vozenilek_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
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>
> "Jonathan Turkanis" wrote:
>
> >     I'm looking at your version of scope_guard in the current CVS.
I'm
> > intersted to know why you didn't include boostified versions of
the
> > macros ON_BLOCK_EXIT from Andrei and Petru's original article. Was
it
> > just because you didn't need it or because you found it
objectionable
> > for some reason?
> >
> Not needed in multi_index AFAIK. It also doesn't work well on VC6.

Could you elaborate on the last point? I thought it might not work
well on VC6 because of problems with __LINE__, but it seemed to work
okay when I tried it.

>
> > Have you considered submitting it for fast track review?
> >
> It may be considered to develop more powerful
> scope guard implementation, e.g. similar to:
> http://tnfox.sourceforge.net/TnFOX/html/group__rollbacks.html
>

Thanks. I'll check it out.

Jonathan