auto_ptr<T> as function return type

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From: ian (i.) willmott
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 21:25

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Some recent comments in this newsgroup indicate that there is some problem with
returning an auto_ptr from a function. I was not aware of this; the April 1995
working paper does not mention it and it is not obvious to me why there should
be a problem other than the overhead of constructing and destroying a temporary
object. Could somebody better informed than I am explain what the issue is? My
apologies if this has been discussed before; I missed it.

Also, could somebody post the procedure for submitting comments on the draft
standard? I sent email to 'c++std-notify@research.att.com' in July and got back
a receipt acknowledgement, but nothing else ever came. Again, I expect that
this has been posted before, but I didn't see it. Thanks.

Ian Willmott
Bell-Northern Research
Ottawa, Canada
(613)-763-9688
willmott@bnr.ca


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From: "ian (i.) willmott" <willmott@bnr.ca>
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Subject: auto_ptr<T> as function return type
Date: 31 Oct 1995 21:25:28 GMT
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