On Wed, 28 Feb 2001, Michael Goffioul wrote:

> Bernd Gehrmann wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 28 Feb 2001, Michael Goffioul wrote:
> > > I don't think it is really tricky to write:
> > >
> > > KPrinter    *printer = KPrinterFactory::self()->printer();
> > > <do whatever you want with the KPrinter object, except deleting it>;
> >
> > It's even less tricky if you make the destructor non-public :-)
> 
> Yes. To avoid any problem KPrinter constructors and desctructor will be
> tagged "protected". Only the factory will then be responsible for KPrinter
> object.

Beware! egcs has problems with non-public d'tors and c'tors (at least for
classes without any "friends")!

regards,
Peter