[Boost-users] Re: scoped_ptr has no release function

gast128 wrote:

O thanks. I completely missed that section.

Now I have to tell the programmers here, that there is still use for auto_ptr. I had them make believe that boost's smart_ptr's are superior in every way, but I obviously forgot this case.

The goal wasn't to replace auto_ptr, but to complement it. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting http://www.boost-consulting.com