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From: chiu@efi.com (Chan Chiu)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Portable C++ pointer/handle or memory management
Message-ID: <1990Oct10.170534.1162@efi.com>
Date: 10 Oct 90 17:05:34 GMT
Organization: Electronics For Imaging, Inc.
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I am going to develope a portable software using C++. The target systems are
Mac, PC/Windows and Unix.

One thing I found out particularly troubling is memory reference/dereference.
Mac and PC/Windows use handle (i.e. moveable heap memory) model. Unix use 
pointer model.

There are two things come to my mind. 
1, Should I have "handle-based" object and overload "->" and "." ?
2, If not, do I then use 
   "handle" model ? (i.e. I have to lock/unlock to convert from/to pointer)

   In general, I like to know your experience developing portable program in the
   above environments.

   /CC