Re: [boost] TR1 library extensions in libstdc++ - SmartPtr

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-10-12 07:16:16

Jonathan Wakely wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 11, 2004 at 02:36:16PM -0400, Howard Hinnant wrote:
>
>> On Oct 11, 2004, at 1:29 PM, Jonathan Wakely wrote:
>>
>>> Would the SmartPtr authors (Peter, Greg, Beman, Daniel, Howard,
>>> Multi Media Ltd ...) consider allowing modified versions of
>>> shared_ptr.hpp, weak_ptr.hpp, shared_count.hpp and (maybe)
>>> checked_delete.hpp to be included in the GCC sources?
>>
>> Speaking only for myself, I didn't realize my fingerprints were on
>> any of these.  If they really are somewhere, my permission is given.
>> I've already reimplemented these for Metrowerks and that's the only
>> code I can't share.
>
>
> //
> //  boost/checked_delete.hpp
> //
> //  Copyright (c) 2002, 2003 Peter Dimov
> //  Copyright (c) 2003 Daniel Frey
> //  Copyright (c) 2003 Howard Hinnant

Daniel Frey and Howard Hinnant "own" the two lines that look like:

    (void) sizeof(type_must_be_complete);

which are needed only on some specific versions of the Metrowerks compiler 
with -iso-templates on.