RE: [Boost-users] Re: Using shared_ptr across shared library boun dary

From: Jim.Hyslop (Jim.Hyslop_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-03-11 16:08:59

David Abrahams wrote:
> "Edward Diener" <eddielee_at_[hidden]> writes:
> 
> > Is there any problem with using shared_ptr and passing an 
> instance of it to
> > a function in another shared library, such as a DLL under Windows ? 
> 
> Works beautifully, even if the two DLLs are using different heaps.
Are you sure about the different heaps? It's been my experience (with Visual
Studio, at least) that allocating memory in one DLL and deallocating it in
another leads to problems. Sometimes it doesn't go noticed, but when it
does, it's really noticeable.

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Jim Hyslop
Senior Software Designer
Leitch Technology International Inc. (http://www.leitch.com)
Columnist, C/C++ Users Journal (http://www.cuj.com/experts)