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

From: Jonathan Turkanis (technews_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-10-12 12:12:17

"Jonathan Wakely" <cow_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 11, 2004 at 12:32:42PM -0600, Jonathan Turkanis wrote:

> > Dinkumware is producing an implementation of TR1 from scratch. In the
process,
> > Pete Becker has apparently discovered some small problems with the
> > specifications and some improved implementation techniques, so I don't think
> > independent implementations are such a bad idea.
>
> True. There would be nothing to stop libstdc++ doing an independent
> implementation later, but for now I think the idea is to put together as
> much as possible, to have _something_ there to experiment with.

I definitely didn't mean to imply that *all* implementations should be from the
ground up. The Boost implementations are pretty good ;-) At some point, though,
I'd like to see at least one other independent implementation, in addition to
Dinkumware -- preferably more.

Jonathan