[Boost-users] Strange use of boost::scoped_ptr in Boost.Process

17 Apr 2008

      I found this in the source code of Boost.Process (which is not an official  
Boost library):

// XXX I'm not sure this usage of scoped_ptr is correct...
boost::scoped_ptr< STARTUPINFO > si((STARTUPINFO*)new  
char[setup.m_startupinfo->cb]);

I'm not sure either if this is correct. I don't know either why a char  
array is allocated and not STARTUPINFO directly. Does anyone know though  
if the code above is correct? STARTUPINFO is a POD (see  
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms686331(VS.85).aspx).

Boris