Re: [Boost-users] boost::graph, ref vs. copy during relaxation

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] boost::graph, ref vs. copy during relaxation
From: Tristram Gräbener (tristramg_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-08-27 15:15:14

>>> What are you patching in Boost?  Using a shared_ptr and custom compare
>>> and
>>> combine doesn't require any changes to Boost.Graph as far as I know.
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>> I believe that if the relaxation would use a reference instead of a
>> copy, there would be no consequence for the library.
>>
>> It would allow to use the properties in a straightfoward and more
>> homogenous way to use the properties (not having to use them
>> differently when having small properties or large ones).
>>
>> However, if there is an actual reason (other than : “properties should
>> be small”) to use copy instead of a const reference during the
>> relaxation I'd eager to learn (I'm no C++ guru)
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> Please see if what's in the trunk now (r80264 or above) satisfies your
> requirements.

It does. Thanks a lot!