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A slight aside from the private copy ctor and assignment op debate.
Can someone solidify the semantics of:

  X* auto_ptr<X>reset(X* ptr = 0)

In the DWP, the only postconditions are that get() == ptr.  However,
shouldn't any previous held object be released first?  

Must a new auto_ptr be created for each newly aquired resource?  

I see reset as a deallocate function + optional rebind to new
resource!

Is this correct?  



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