Christian Schladetsch wrote:
Hi Andrew:
Maybe yes, maybe no. My understanding of the allocators was that they were
originally used to abstract differences in pointer types like __far and __huge pointers. Their usage has become substantially more complex and varied since then.
If STL containers cannot be made by any means to use the stack for storage then we need a new set of containers.
<advertisement> Just a note. The proposed move-aware containers in Boost.Sandbox move library are standard-compatible containers that support both stateful allocators and (a modified version of) N1850. They have been also used to implement a modified malloc that takes advantage of these new functions: http://www.drivehq.com/web/igaztanaga/allocplus/ </advertisement> Best, Ion