-----Original Message----- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Howard Hinnant Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 5:02 PM

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I wouldn't really need the extra indirection that seems to be implied there but that's a step in the right direction.

<nod> Agreed. The indirection is in there really only because you said "C". The deleter type can easily be a C++ class type which can then do anything you want.

Ah http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2005/n1856.html#Addit ion%20-%20Class%20template%20unqiue_ptr Thanks :)