Re: [boost] [smart_ptr] enable_shared_from_this::shared_from_this( this);

On Thu, 2008-04-17 at 07:44 +0200, I wrote:

That would only be possible if I drop shared_from_this(), which would break the interface for every use case. OTOH, if you consider a breaking change to the interface, it's easier for the user as he simply passes the this-pointer in all cases (except where he wants to pass a different pointer) and doesn't need to make a decision. The possibility of passing something else than "this"

...is no worse or dangerous than having the shared_ptr-ctor which takes a shared_ptr and a plain pointer AFAICT. (Yes, I should have finished this sentence before sending the first mail ;)