RE: [Boost-users] Scoped_ptr + deleter

From: Sohail Somani (s.somani_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-23 17:03:38

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden] 
> [mailto:boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of 
> Caleb Epstein
> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 2:32 PM
> To: boost-users_at_[hidden]
> Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Scoped_ptr + deleter
> 
> 
> On 5/23/05, Sohail Somani <s.somani_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> > Why doesn't scoped_ptr have an additional template 
> parameter to accept 
> > a deleter?
> 
> Because that would make it larger than sizeof (T*).  I 
> believe the general consensus on this is to use shared_ptr or 
> perhaps the upcoming policy_ptr.

I also meant to mention that shared_ptr seems a little bit of overkill
for wanting to use what is essentially scoped_ptr + a pointer to a
deallocation function. Perhaps policy_ptr will be interesting.