I know it has been asked in the past, but I still don't understand why scoped_ptr lacks this feature. The "noncopyable nature" of scoped_ptr allows to support deleters with simply an extra template parameter (default value is boost::checked_deleter): this change doesn't require extra memory overhead (like in shared_ptr) and it consists of 2 lines. template<class T, class D = boost::checked_deleter> // first patch line class scoped_ptr { // ... public: ~scoped_ptr() { // ... deleter()(ptr); // second patch line, instead of boost::checked_delete } }; Any hope to apply this patch? _________________________________________________________________ Gossip, Sport, Notizie... Accendi la Messenger TV! http://www.messenger.it/messengerTV.aspx