Re: [boost] [smart_ptr] release()

From: Scott McMurray (me22.ca+boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-08-30 00:40:50

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 23:21, Phil Bouchard <philippe_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> I think you're confusing the allocator and the deleter but I am exclusively
> referring to the allocator.
>

Fair enough.  I was confused by the fact that nothing in the thread
had been discussing the allocator, and there was no paragraph with any
kind of smooth transition.

Though nothing prevents an allocator from either using entirely global
state or from just including a pointer to the actual storage manager,
which could both be conceivably be useful, and don't have the problem
you mention...