Re: [boost] Re: shared_ptr: unsafe, or am I crazy?

From: Mark Rodgers (mark.rodgers_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-01-18 01:27:42

From: "Brey, Edward D" <EdwardDBrey_at_[hidden]>
> Consider shared_ptr.  Its constructor can
> take an auto_ptr, and it does the release for you once it has the pointer
> safely tucked away.

And what would it do if auto_ptr didn't have release?  Clearly release is
necessary, but it should be rarely used except by specialist classes.

Mark