Re: [Boost-users] Suggestion for boost`s smart pointers

From: Sohail Somani (s.somani_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-11-28 16:43:34

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden] 
> [mailto:boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of 
> Sohail Somani
> > The deleter feature in shared_ptr is very useful for raii 
> > with any kind of 
> > resource (variables, functions, objects, etc.). Having it in 
> > scoped_ptr will 
> > offer the same advantage for noncopyable pointers.
> > 
> > Thank you.
> 
> +1 from me too but I think the reason is that people wanted
> sizeof(scoped_ptr<T>) to be sizeof(T *) (or they don't want it to
> change)

A part solution could be a second template parameter but of course there
can be no state.