[boost] Idea: Boost.Allocator

Subject: [boost] Idea: Boost.Allocator
From: joel falcou (joel.falcou_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-04-17 11:48:10

I recently had to use Boost Iterator Facade and its relatives and found 
the idea great.
It occured to me whiel lookign at my X different, hand written 
allocaotrs for various project
that maybe such a system for writing std allocator could be great. 
Buildign a new allcoator will
just be impelemnt some allocator_facade<> adn fill some small scale methods.

Moreover, it could be the opportunity to add new allocator concept like 
allocator supporting resize
calls, allcoator with state, allcoator with a allocated() method etc... 
and reality-check them in the boost
framework.

How does it sounds ?

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