Subject: Re: [boost] [Block Pointer] Review Request
From: Jeremy Maitin-Shepard (jeremy_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-05-03 15:50:36
On 05/03/2011 12:28 PM, Phil Bouchard wrote:
> On 5/3/2011 7:47 AM, Phil Bouchard wrote:
>> On 5/3/2011 2:43 AM, Mathias Gaunard wrote:
>>>
>>> or if(p) rather sorry.
>>
>> I imagine this is more convenient, yes. I'll make the change in a bit.
>
> The problem is this only happens in the destructor and operator bool is
> usually called many times outside of the destructor. If I check for
> cyclicism inside operator bool then this would create unnecessary
> overhead for the calls outside of the destructor.
When you detect a cycle to be destroyed, would it be possible to zero
all of the relevant pointers before invoking any destructors?