Re: [boost] portable precise garbage collector for C++

From: Achilleas Margaritis (axilmar_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-09-20 19:06:55

O/H Larry Evans έγραψε:
> On 09/17/07 09:55, Achilleas Margaritis wrote:
> [snip]
>>> However, I'm still wondering if it cppgc can handle 
>>> gc_ptr<std::vector<T> > or pointer to any other std container.
>>> Do you have tests for these cases?
>> It's very easy to make an STL allocator for gc: the allocator's pointer 
>> type will be gc_ptr<T>.
>>
>> The following will be possible:
>>
>> gc_ptr<std::vector<gc_ptr<Foo> > foos = gc_new std::vector<gc_ptr<Foo> , 
>> gc_allocator<T> >;
>>
> I think you'd have to change the implementation of the std containers
> to make it work because many would use pointers and these would have
> to be derived from the 'struct _ptr' defined in cppgc.hpp in order
> for them to be registered in the pointer data base as described in
> my other post:
> 
> http://archives.free.net.ph/message/20070920.142319.8368416a.en.html
> 
> Do you have any other idea about how it can be done?

I thought std containers use the allocator::pointer type for their pointers.