Re: [boost] Propose adding Clone Smart Pointer (clone_ptr) to theboost library

From: Thorsten Ottosen (nesotto_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-08-16 10:31:32

"Jonathan Wakely" <cow_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:20050816143918.GA75103_at_compsoc.man.ac.uk...
> David Abrahams wrote:

> > bad.  However, we're reviewing Dave and Andrei's policy_ptr soon so it
> > might be better to use that framework for something like this.

could be.

> I think ptr_container provides a safer and more generic solution to the
> problems described in the rationale for clone_ptr.

Another issue is also the overhead imposed by such
a beast. Without move-aware containers I suspect
that vector< clone_ptr<T> > is quite slow compared to
ptr_vector<T>.

-Thorsten