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Re: [std-proposals] std::chimeric_ptr -- it's alive... it's ALIVE!

From: Frederick Virchanza Gotham <cauldwell.thomas_at_[hidden]>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:56:40 +0000
On Fri, Nov 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM Thiago Macieira wrote:
>
> So, what you're saying is that it uncrappifies crappily-designed APIs?
>
> I think that people responsible for the crappy APIs should revisit their
> design choices in the first place.


Or alternatively they can avoid an ABI break until the next time they
increment the major version number.

std::chimeric_ptr can be used for such a purpose, i.e. to avoid an ABI break.

Received on 2025-11-21 19:55:13