Re: shared_ptr and incomplete types

From: jimhyslopca (jim.hyslop_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-05-01 12:07:46

--- In Boost-Users_at_y..., bjorn.karlsson_at_r... wrote:
> I believe that the implementation is correct, and that belief is
> confirmed
> by the latest documentation in the CVS - T must indeed be a complete
> type.
> Another change is the addition of a default constructor, which does
> not
> require T to be complete.
Yes, keeping my CVS checkout up to date is A Good Thing - thanks for
the reminder ;-)

> Since shared_ptr requires a complete type only for a few operations,
> such as
> the constructor that you mentioned, and reset(T * p), I'd rephrase to
> something more explicit, like:
> "The instantiation of a shared_ptr typically requires a complete 
> type. [etc]".
Well, as I mentioned in my message to Peter Dimov, a single-argument
ctor is not "default behaviour" :-) I'll reword the statement
appropriately.

Thanks!

-- 
Jim