Vaclav Vesely <vaclav.vesely@email.cz> writes:
However the conclusion of the article is, that ok1() is better than ok2() because you have to write helper functions. I don't agree. IMHO ok2 IS better and the helper functions should be in the library (so the uses doesn't have to write them. What do you think?
Yes, the library ought to contain something like that, as I have been saying for years. Probably it should be spelled something like: new_<shared_ptr<T> >(a, b, c, ...) new_<auto_ptr<T> >(a, b, c, ...) Unfortunately, really making these functions work correctly for more than about 5 or 6 arguments is currently not feasible because of what's known as "the forwarding problem" (google it). Boost Consulting is working on a project where we'll need this functionality, so I hacked up the enclosed. I'm going to generalize it (and hopefully, optimize compilation speed) a bit and try to get it into Boost. In the meantime, enjoy. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com