Re: [boost] [block_ptr] & Java

Subject: Re: [boost] [block_ptr] & Java
From: Dave Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-08-31 00:01:03

on Fri Aug 30 2013, Phil Bouchard <philippe-AT-fornux.com> wrote:

> On 8/30/2013 4:43 PM, Jens Weller wrote:
>>
>> I'll just ask about the elephant in the room:
>> What does your block_ptr do differently then the for years known smartpointer implementation in boost?
>> Why is there a need for reinventing the wheel?
>
> Because cyclic pointers need to be handled explicitly with smart
> pointers whereas with mine it's done implicitly.  

There's no one correct destruction order for objects participating in a
cycle.  That's one reason most C++ garbage collectors collect memory but
don't run destructors.  How does your system deal with this?

-- 
Dave Abrahams