From: Moore, Dave (dmoore_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-07-30 16:46:38


>
> Y * pY = new Derived;
> delete pY;
>
> Will result in a segmentation fault. It is already not
> handled properly
> with raw pointers. ptr<Derived, Y> is just a 'feature'.

No, it won't cause a segmentation fault, as long as Derived and Y have
virtual destructors, which is a requirement for safely manipulating derived
objects through base pointers in the first place.

Regards,
Dave