[boost] thread_specific_ptr<void>

From: Edd Dawson (lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-01-06 13:24:15

Hello,

Currently one cannot create a thread_specific_ptr<void> as the return type of 
thread_specific_ptr<void>::operator* would be void&.

So is there any technical reason that we cannot do the same trick as with 
shared_ptr? i.e. have operator* return a 
thread_specific_ptr_traits<T>::reference, which would be void in the 
thread_specific_ptr_traits<void> specialisation, allowing client code to compile 
so long as operator* is not called.

I'd be happy to put a patch together (against the SVN trunk, I assume?).

Kind regards,

Edd