std::auto_ptr bugs

[Thomas Hoyt]

Joe Buck wrote:
>
> > First, the std::auto_ptr is commented out in "memory" (egcs 1.0.*)
> > and their is a note that the class is still discussed by the C++
> > standardization committee. Is this really true ?
>
> It's no longer true ... the standardization committee made a final
> decision, at the very end of '97 just in time for the vote (this final
> decision is not the same as the CD2 draft that you can find everywhere on
> the web, unfortunately).  I haven't checked to see if the commented-out
> version matches that decision or not.
>
> But you're right, there are multiple errors in the commented-out version.
> That file comes unmodified from SGI's STL, so we need to pass bug reports
> on to them.
 
Does anyone know if SGI is still actively working on their released STL?
Updates were pretty regular until the last one in October.  Is there any
sign of conformance to the FDIS soon?
 
--Thomas Hoyt

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