Re: Compiling smart_ptr library (Correction)

From: Christopher Currie (Christopher_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-04-30 12:54:38

Christopher Currie wrote:
> "shared_ptr_basic_test.cpp"
> // ...
> // prior to this line, p5 is a shared_ptr<void> with
> //   use_count == 1, weak_count == 1.
> 
> line 226:    weak_ptr<X> wp2 = static_pointer_cast<X>(p5);
> 
> // static_pointer_cast creates a shared_ptr<X> temporary:
> //   use_count == 2, weak_count == 2.
> // temporary is passed to weak_ptr<X>'s constructor
> //   use_count == 2, weak_count == 3.
> // temporary is NOT immediately destructed.
> 
> line 228:    BOOST_TEST(wp3.use_count() == 1); // this test failed
> 
> // Sometime after this point (possibly as late as the end of the
> // function scope) the temporary is destructed.

Oops, line 228 should be:

BOOST_TEST(wp2.use_count() == 1); // this test failed

Christopher