[C++-sig] wrapping virtual base class with std::auto_ptr

[David Abrahams]

Faheem Mitha <faheem at email.unc.edu> writes:

> My best guess at why std::auto_ptr does not work is that it is a
> limitation of how it is designed. 

Yes.

> Specifically, that the memory in question cannot be accessed in
> multiple places simultaneously. 

No, it has to do with the fact that the auto_ptr copy ctor doesn't
take its rhs by const reference.

> Perhaps Boost.Python is trying to do that, or something similar.

No, this problem is almost entirely between you and the standard
library, and has little to do with Boost.Python.

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