Re: [boost] FW: Suggestion for boost`s smart pointers

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-12-01 09:20:17

Tobias Schwinger wrote:

> BTW. I just noticed there is some "get_deleter logic" (marked as
> experimental in a comment) based on RTTI in 'shared_ptr.hpp'. What's
> that all about? Heap selection when using shared libraries?

The comment is wrong, get_deleter is no longer experimental, it's part of 
TR1 and the C++0x working paper. Its main purpose is for a library to be 
able to recognize its own shared_ptrs when someone feeds them back to it. 
Boost.Python uses it to store a pointer to the original Python object in its 
deleters and do a correct roundtrip conversion.