Re: [boost] Re: Re: TR2 and C++0x heads up

From: Iain K. Hanson (iain.hanson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-04-26 09:06:41

On Mon, 2005-04-25 at 21:10 -0400, Beman Dawes wrote:
> "Thorsten Ottosen" <nesotto_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
> news:d4gi2c$2jd$1_at_sea.gmane.org...
> 
> > In Lillehammer we rejected a policy-based smart pointer...
> 
> That isn't what happened. The committee's wiki describes the LWG's position:
> 
> "No support for a policy-based framework at this time. This is a refinement 
> of Loki, but, while Loki is in use, this refinement isn't. We'll consider 
> such a proposal later, if there is widespread practice and strong arguments 
> for it."

Is the requirement for a library to be in "widespread" use general for
all libraries or specific to policy_ptr because the TR1 already has
smart_ptr?

/ikh

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