Re: [boost] shared_ptr and pointer to function

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-24 10:35:07

Vladimir Prus wrote:
>> Vladimir Prus wrote:
>>
>>>         extern void (*function)();
>>>         boost::shared_ptr<void ()> p2(function);
>>>
>>>         return 0;
>>>    }
>>>
>>> The first initialization, of course, work. The second produces a
>>> lots of errors. Do I miss something obvious?
>>
>> Just to clarify: my original intention is to use shared_ptr to a
>> function together with a custom deleter. I don't really think the
>> above could compile. But when I add:
>>
>> struct null_deleter
>>    {
>>        template<class T>
>>        void operator()(T) const
>>        {
>>        }
>>    };
>>
>> and change the code to be
>>
>>   boost::shared_ptr<void ()> p2(function, null_deleter())
>>
>> I still get errors.
>>
>> The complete example with the custom deleter is attached.

Your example works for me on MSVC 7.1. What kinds of errors do you get, and 
on what compilers?