Re: [boost] boost] [interprocess] [Shared memory] STL containers and boost interprocess allocators

From: Phil Endecott (spam_from_boost_dev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-03-09 12:45:43

> Is it possible to use boost interprocess' shared
> memory allocator with the normal STL containers that
> come with standard C++ build environments (gcc on
> Linux and Solaris, Visual C++ on Windows, etc.)? I
> know that there might be an issue with some STL
> containers not properly supporting encapsulated
> pointers that handle offset differences in memory
> addresses. Is this the reason why interprocess has its
> own containers?

You might like to have a look at this thread where I asked the GNU 
libstdc++ people about this:

http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gcc.libstdc++.devel/12919

This pre-dates Boost's shared memory library which I now use.

Phil.