Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #11141: boost::noncopyable does not prevent adding copy constructor to derived class

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #11141: boost::noncopyable does not prevent adding copy constructor to derived class
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-03-26 15:24:55

#11141: boost::noncopyable does not prevent adding copy constructor to derived
class
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  Reporter:  Andreas Fenkart <afenkart@…>  |      Owner:  no-maintainer
      Type:  Bugs                          |     Status:  new
 Milestone:  To Be Determined              |  Component:  utility
   Version:  Boost 1.57.0                  |   Severity:  Problem
Resolution:                                |   Keywords:
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Comment (by marshall):

 My opinion on this is "close as not a bug".

 We don't prevent people from acting maliciously.

 `noncopyable` makes the copy constructor and assignment operators private
 (and doesn't implement them), so if you call them you get a compile (or
 link) error. If you go and implement your own copy constructor in a class
 that is derived from `noncopyable`, then my belief is that you wanted to
 be able to copy those objects.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/11141#comment:2>
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