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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com>
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Subject: Re: Free'ing dynamic abstract tagged types..
Date: 21 Sep 2006 18:12:34 -0400
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"ldb" <ldb_nospam@hotmail.com> writes:

> I can't figure out how to write the free routine, since unchecked
> deallocation wants a pointer (presumably access_man), but all I have is
> a class-wide pointer, and I can't figure out how, or if, I can convert
> it. Does that make sense?

You should use the same access type for allocation and deallocation.
That is, if the result type of your "new" is Some_Access_Type,
you should instantiate Unchecked_Deallocation with Some_Access_Type.

- Bob