-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Ok, am I wrong in assuming this shouldn't be happening on my linux box? [gcc 4.0.2][boost 103200] First the test program, then the output: #include <iostream> #include <cstdlib> #include <boost/signals.hpp> using namespace std; using namespace boost; class tst_out{ public: void operator()() const{ cout << "test out data1" << endl;} ~tst_out(){ cout << "Called del for tst_out" << endl;} }; class tst_out2{ public: void operator()() const{ cout << "test out 2" << endl;} ~tst_out2(){ cout << "Called del for tst_out2" << endl;} }; signal<void ()> sig; int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { tst_out tst1; tst_out2 tst2; sig.connect(tst1); sig.connect(tst2); sig(); cout << "exiting program" << endl; return EXIT_SUCCESS; } Now the output: Called del for tst_out Called del for tst_out Called del for tst_out Called del for tst_out Called del for tst_out Called del for tst_out Called del for tst_out Called del for tst_out2 Called del for tst_out2 Called del for tst_out2 Called del for tst_out2 Called del for tst_out2 Called del for tst_out2 Called del for tst_out2 test out data1 test out 2 exiting program Called del for tst_out2 Called del for tst_out Called del for tst_out Called del for tst_out2 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFD5RS4pxCQXwV2bJARAkBzAJ9mSmfH79X/IaOlmlquUMk9Ww/dAgCdH9xz /BaVLQC9shMvnYxBPMv13DU= =jU/r -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----