"Pavel Chikulaev" <pavel.chikulaev@gmail.com> wrote in message news:d5ig27$kjm$1@sea.gmane.org... | Thorsten, | | Now, when we got rid of ptr_iterators, we don't need indirect_fun, do we? | At least as part of ptr_container library? you might still need it if you do std::sort( vec.begin().base(), vec.end().base(), void_ptr_indirect_fun<std::less<T>,T>() ); but I would like to see the stuff being put into a better maintained utility if somebody is volunteering. | P.S. About copyability: may be then provide some cloning mechanism like: | | ptr_vector<int> a; | ptr_vector<int> b(a.clone()); | b = a.clone(); | | Where ptr_vector<T>::clone doesn't create clone immeadiately, but returns some | object that refers to this, and ptr_vector<T> has ctor and assignment operator | taking that object. | | Thoughts? I'm not sure what you're trying to achieve. and when is the clone then created? -Thorsten