Joaquín Mª López Muñoz <joaquin@tid.es> writes:
Hi Rob,
Rob Geiman ha escrito:
Joaquín Mª López Muñoz wrote:
Hi all,
As requested by some at the mailing list, I've migrated allocator.hpp from boost/multi_index/detail/ to boost/detail/ (with some obvious namespace changes.)
I'd like to request a name change from allocator.hpp to something else more appropriate (ie, allocator_helper.hpp). Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this isn't an actual boost allocator implementation, but rather helper classes to get passed rebind issues in some STL implementations.
The reason I mention this is that I was actually thinking of creating a boost::allocator class to work with RAII classes. That is, an allocator class that allows you to pass constructor parameters when constructing the object.
Yes, you're right in that allocator.hpp does not implement any standalone allocator. Although I don't think this would clash with a future boost::allocator (the stuff is in boost::detail::allocator), I don't have any problem with renaming to allocator_helper (it's a better name, actually.) If no one else objects (which I doubt) I'll apply the name change tomorrow.
I think allocator_rebind would be a much better name than allocator_helper. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting http://www.boost-consulting.com