[Boost-users] [Fwd: Re: [Boost-announce] [review] Fast track review of Boost.Utility/Singleton begins today] (on behalf of Ingolf Steinbach)

From: John Torjo (john.groups_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-01-17 07:58:24

[on behalf of Ingolf Steinbach]

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Re: [Boost-announce] [review] Fast track review of 
Boost.Utility/Singleton begins today
Date: 	Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:46:54 +0100
From: 	Ingolf Steinbach <ingolf.steinbach_at_[hidden]>
To: 	John Torjo <john.groups_at_[hidden]>
References: 	<478B978A.6090503_at_[hidden]>

Hi, John.

2008/1/14, John Torjo <john.groups_at_[hidden]>:
> * What is your evaluation of the design?

Some questions:
1. Shouldn't there be a protected d'tor in singleton in order to
reduce the chance of mis-use (deletion via pointer to singleton)?

2. Why does instance have pointer-like (rather than reference-like)
syntax? I know that GoF use pointers, but references typically make me
feel better than pointers (or something that looks like one) which
might be 0.

3. Is a private (or protected) my_singleton destructor supported
without 'verbose "template...friend-making"'?

> * What is your evaluation of the implementation?

Not evaluated.

> * What is your evaluation of the documentation?

Not evaluated.

> * What is your evaluation of the potential usefulness of the library?

I'd very much like to see this kind of library in boost. This one
looks promising.

> * Did you try to use the library? With what compiler?
>  Did you have any problems?

No. N/A. N/A

> * How much effort did you put into your evaluation?

A glance only due to lack of spare time. Sorry .

> * Are you knowledgeable about the problem domain?

A little: I have written some template based singleton code myself and
have read Andrei's MCPPD.

> * Do you think the library should be accepted as a Boost library?

I'd like to see the above issues addressed in some way. Apart from
that, I have no objections.

Kind regards
Ingolf

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