RE: [PATCH 1/3] Introduce gdb::unique_ptr

["Metzger, Markus T" <markus dot t dot metzger at intel dot com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gdb-patches-owner@sourceware.org [mailto:gdb-patches-
> owner@sourceware.org] On Behalf Of Pedro Alves
> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2016 6:47 PM
> To: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
> Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Introduce gdb::unique_ptr

Hello Pedro,

> Many make_cleanup uses in the code base are best eliminated by using a
> "owning" smart pointer to manage ownership of the resource
> automatically.
> 
> The question is _which_ smart pointer.
> 
> We have std::auto_ptr in C++03, but, as is collective wisdom by now,
> that's too easy to misuse, and has therefore been deprecated in C++11
> and finally removed in C++17.

Would it make sense to switch to C++11, instead?  Or delay this work until
we can make this move?

Thanks,
Markus.

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