[C++-sig] Best way to register shared_ptr<const T>

[Roman Yakovenko]

On Jan 23, 2008 10:28 PM, Andrea <mariofutire at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've run into the problem of registering a shared_ptr<const T>.
> I've found a workaround using a const_cast in get_pointer.
>
> I've also read that there exist a patch to implement a proper fix.
>
> Unfortunately I cannot find more details on that.

Read this thread:
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/c++-sig/2006-November/011664.html

> Could someone please quick list pros and cons of both approaches.
> I am a bit uncomfortable about const_casting, but I cannot understand if it is just a way to please
> the compiler or something deeper.

I attach the original patch

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Roman Yakovenko
C++ Python language binding
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