id summary reporter owner description type status milestone component version severity resolution keywords cc 1924 sp_techniques clarity Dave Abrahams Peter Dimov "http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_35_0/libs/smart_ptr/sp_techniques.html#preventing_delete seems to suggest that the private deleter is what prevents ""delete p.get()"", but in fact it's the private dtor that does the trick. It's not entirely clear what you're trying to illustrate here but whatever it is, I think it could use a little more explanation." Feature Requests closed To Be Determined smart_ptr Boost 1.35.0 Problem wontfix