scoped_ptr(auto_ptr) constructor

From: Daniel Franklin (yg-boost-users_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-04-29 07:16:16

Is the constructor for scoped_ptr that takes an auto_ptr argument part 
of the proposed standard? The boost documentation makes no mention of 
it, yet it exists in the implementation as:

explicit scoped_ptr(std::auto_ptr<T> p): ptr(p.release()) // never throws
{
}

Personally I think it should be included in the proposed standard if it 
is not. I can't see any reason why it shouldn't be, as it doesn't seem 
to break the fundamental concepts behind auto_ptrs (ownership 
transferal) or scoped_ptrs (sole ownership). Ownership of the object is 
transfered from the auto_ptr to the scoped_ptr, and thereafter retained 
solely by that scoped_ptr.

Regards,
Daniel Franklin