Re: [boost] [Container] Inner Smart Pointers

Subject: Re: [boost] [Container] Inner Smart Pointers
From: Phil Bouchard (phil_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-02-23 23:34:11

On 2016-02-23 6:19 AM, Ion Gaztañaga wrote:
> On 23/02/2016 4:20, Phil Bouchard wrote:
>> On 2016-02-18 11:53 PM, Phil Bouchard wrote:
>>> I have to admit MSVC 2015 got a clean STL...
>>>
>>> block_ptr_test2.cpp doesn't crash but some assertions are wrong (in my
>>> block_ptr tests).
>>>
>>> Is there any plans from Boost to make the Boost.Container work with
>>> inner smart pointers?  I don't think there is any other alternative if
>>> people want to plugin memory management.
>>
>> After trying out to integrate the smart pointer into the MSVC's STL, it
>> looks like they use raw node pointers so I don't think it'll be possible
>> to do that after all.
>>
>> Is there any interests to modify the Boost.Container to use smart
>> pointers?
>
> Boost.Container already uses whatever pointer
> allocator_traits<A>::pointer returns. That's the standard customization
> point for smart pointers in containers.

Ok thanks but I would still suggest to use references to pointer 
arguments, that would improve efficiency.

I added minimalistic support for allocator_traits and pointer_traits and 
in trying to compile the following file with MSVC 2015:
https://github.com/philippeb8/block_ptr/blob/master/example/block_ptr_test2.cpp

I still have 3 compilation errors which aren't so obvious to figure 
out...  Once again I use the following preprocessor definitions: 
BOOST_DISABLE_THREADS;_ITERATOR_DEBUG_LEVEL=0.

block_ptr is getting more robust and I hope to make it bullet proof soon.

Thanks,
-Phil