Re: [gtkmm] using RefPtr out of Gtkmm

[Billy O'Connor <billyoc gnuyork org>]

Carl Nygard <cjnygard fast net> writes:

> On Fri, 2004-02-06 at 12:34, Jose Felix Hernandez Barrio wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I'm developing an application that must use a smart pointer, and i have
>> a few questions:
>> 
>> 1- Is there any tutorial for refptr?
>> 2- Can i use refptr out of gtkmm class hierarchy? must i derive my
>> classes from any glib o gtk classes and add any functionality ???
>
> You can (and perhaps arguably, should) use the Boost lib smart ptrs. 
> They have a better chance of making it into the std library.

GPL incompatible:

http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/savannah-hackers/2003-10/msg00113.html

> Also, check out (if you can find it) smart_ptr lib from Kevin S. Van
> Horn.  It is extremely flexible, and uses template policies of the type
> popularized by Andrei Alexandrescu.  Google for the name or for
> ksvh::smart_ptr

Same.