> From: "Peter Dimov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I've added a simple mark and sweep "garbage collector" to > libs/smart_ptr/sp_debug_hooks.cpp that is able to detect unreachable objects > kept alive by shared_ptr cycles. At the moment it's more a debugging aid, > and doesn't attempt to free memory, athough it is possible to extend it to > do so. This is mainly a research project; if you think that it might have a > practical use let me know. :-)
I think that extending it to free memory in cycles would be a great idea. Of course, this opens a large can of worms about how to handle destruction of objects which refer to each other... I think that full GC is one of the major things missing from the C++ language, and the appeal of a smart pointer approach, where I pay for GC only when I want/need it, is a great idea. William E. Kempf [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
