Re: [boost] pimpl pointer revisited

From: Emil Dotchevski (emildotchevski_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-07-26 20:37:04

For pimpl, I personally use boost::shared_ptr. Sure it has the "overhead" of 
the control block, but since how you implement pimpl is (duh!) an 
implementation detail, shared_ptr is perfect for a default implementation. 
So if I need to, I can simply convert it to a raw pointer later. But 
consider that the object the shared_ptr points to is usually rather complex, 
and therefore the additional space requirements to store the shared_ptr 
control block are unlikely to cause problems.

--Emil