2 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
3 // This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify //
4 // it under the terms of the version 3 of the GNU General Public License //
5 // as published by the Free Software Foundation. //
7 // This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but //
8 // WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of //
9 // MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU //
10 // General Public License for more details. //
12 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License //
13 // along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. //
15 // Written by Francois Fleuret, (C) IDIAP //
16 // Contact <francois.fleuret@idiap.ch> for comments & bug reports //
17 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
19 // A tiny class to implement shared objects and lazy deletion
21 // When you create a reference to such an object, call grab(), and
22 // when you destroy that reference, call release() which will delete
23 // it if no reference remains. Never delete it yourself!