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Re: auto_ptr again

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From: Bowden Wise
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 21:33
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J. Kanze wrote:

> I use reference counted pointers a lot, but they have their own set of
> problems.  I can very well understand the committees reluctance to 
> adapt them.

Can you share with us the problems with reference counter pointers?
How do those problems compare with the auto_ptr problems?  Perhaps
we need some kind of hybrid between the two.

Bowden

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