[boost] Re: [shared_ptr] dealing with shared_ptr and cycles

From: Larry Evans (cppljevans_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-06-06 09:28:10

On 06/06/2005 08:58 AM, Lorenzo Bettini wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I have this simple program, that has a class with a shared pointer to 
> another object of the same type:
[snip]
> I do not know in advance whether the shared pointer refers to the same 
> object or to another different object (for instance I perform also 
> cp->set(cp2)).
> 
[snip]
> 
> However, it is not clear to me how to use weak_ptr in this context...
> 
> can some one provide some clue, please?

I don't know, but there's been a discussion on comp.lang.c++.moderated
where Le Chaud Lapin has volunteered to convert code which used garbage
collection (shared_ptr or otherwise) to one which didn't.  Try posting
there.  The header for this post is:

From: "Le Chaud Lapin" <unoriginal_username_at_[hidden]>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++.moderated
Subject: Re: Pathology Of Bad Software Architecture
Date: 6 Jun 2005 05:24:05 -0400