Re: [boost] Boost and auto_ptr (was Boost 1.60.0 beta 1...)

On 11/11/2015 03:03 AM, Zach Laine wrote:

On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 8:47 AM, Artyom Beilis wrote:

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I don't see ANY reason whatsoever to break existing code unless the use of some code opens some critical security bugs like gets() for example. ... I think this proposal is totally disconnected from real world. ... ... I agree with the author of that paper that the use of auto_ptr *is* broken in the general case, and so it should be deprecated and removed.

Deprecating and removing are not quite the same with very different outcomes to the end-user. No matter how much one likes C++11 and how much auto_prt is "broken" it appears outright irresponsible removing such an important and well-entrenched component with huge impact onto the end-user code base. The concern expressed by Artyom is well-justified. There cannot be ifs and buts about it.