Re: std::auto_ptr deprecation (Was: [release] Boost 1.74.0 Release Candidate 1)

From: Stefan Seefeld (stefan_at_[hidden])
Date: 2020-08-11 14:16:38

On 2020-08-11 10:07 a.m., Jeff Garland via Boost wrote:
> Here's a sample of the warnings -- looks to me like the python case all the
> warnings come from detail - so for modes past c++11 I'd think unique_ptr
> could be used.  A macro for python could allow users to override the
> removal and use auto_ptr in their code if they choose.  And this problem is
> isolated to python and locale.
>
> ./boost/locale/localization_backend.hpp:116:59: warning: ‘template<class>
> class std::auto_ptr’ is deprecated [-Wdeprecated-declarations]
> ./boost/locale/util.hpp:180:28: warning: ‘template<class> class
> std::auto_ptr’ is deprecated [-Wdeprecated-declarations]
> ./boost/python/detail/is_auto_ptr.hpp:17:40: warning: ‘template<class>
> class std::auto_ptr’ is deprecated [-Wdeprecated-declarations]
> ./boost/python/detail/is_auto_ptr.hpp:17:40: warning: ‘template<class>
> class std::auto_ptr’ is deprecated [-Wdeprecated-declarations]

Note that the usage in Boost.Python is already wrapped in

`# if !defined(BOOST_NO_AUTO_PTR)`

so in principle that code shouldn't be visible in C++14 and beyond. 
Hence my question.

I'll investigate.

Thanks,

Stefan
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