Re: [Boost-users] [signals2] scoped_connection strangeness

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [signals2] scoped_connection strangeness
From: Frank Mori Hess (frank.hess_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-06-25 08:30:41

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On Friday 25 June 2010, liamv7 wrote:
> I'm using the signals2 library in the arrangement shown below.
> Connections are using the scoped_connection class. When I call
> Disconnect on an instant of X I expect that it won't be referenced
> anymore (by the signaller object.) But it generally doesn't seem to be
> the case. For the object "a" it is correctly destructed but "b" isn't
> destructed until the signaller object is destructed. I am using
> signals2 correctly?

Disconnect only flags the slot as disconnected, it doesn't immediately destroy 
the slot object.  Slots are cleaned up incrementally during signal 
invocations and connects.  I suppose I should add a FAQ entry about this.

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