Re: [Boost-Users] what's the purpose of the typedef in check_delete.hpp?

From: "Beman Dawes"

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A lot of us are hoping that like a future version of the C++ standard will make delete itself behave like this.

[fail at compile time on incomplete types]

While I don't following the C++ committee's Evolution Working Group closely, I don't recall actually seeing a proposal the above. If not, maybe you should consider writing a paper.

I find the other alternative - making delete "just do the right thing" and invoke the proper destructor for incomplete types - more "interesting". :-)