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Re: RFC - Alternatives to gengtype

On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 08:06:08AM -1000, NightStrike wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 8:03 AM, Basile Starynkevitch
> <basile@starynkevitch.net> wrote:
> > I really think that GCC need some form of garbage collector.
[...]
> 
> What's wrong with std::shared_ptr?
How does it deal with complex circular references that every compiler has?

I'm understanding that std::shared_ptr cannot realiably deal with circular references
(because it maintains essentially a reference counter). 

Could you explain me how std::shared_ptr deal with circular references?

Cheers.

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