Remove the assignment operator from a regular pointer to a RefCount

it is too easy too shoot yourself in the foot with it, other smart pointers also don't allow such
assignments. If you do want to assign to a RefCount pointer, use reset().
ps: assignment between two RefCounts remains possible, of course.

3 files changed, 7 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/src/FbTk/LogicCommands.cc b/src/FbTk/LogicCommands.cc
index bda67f5..121823f 100644
--- a/src/FbTk/LogicCommands.cc
+++ b/src/FbTk/LogicCommands.cc
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ M *addCommands(M *macro, const string &args, bool trusted) {
 
     std::vector<std::string>::iterator it = cmds.begin(), it_end = cmds.end();
     for (; it != it_end; ++it) {
-        cmd = CommandParser<bool>::instance().parse(*it, trusted);
+        cmd.reset( CommandParser<bool>::instance().parse(*it, trusted) );
         if (cmd)
             macro->add(cmd);
     }
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ Command<void> *IfCommand::parse(const std::string &command, const std::string &a
     if (cmds.size() < 2)
         return 0;
 
-    cond = CommandParser<bool>::instance().parse(cmds[0], trusted);
+    cond.reset( CommandParser<bool>::instance().parse(cmds[0], trusted) );
     if (cond == 0)
         return 0;
 
-    t = CommandParser<void>::instance().parse(cmds[1], trusted);
+    t.reset( CommandParser<void>::instance().parse(cmds[1], trusted) );
     if (cmds.size() >= 3)
-        f = CommandParser<void>::instance().parse(cmds[2], trusted);
+        f.reset( CommandParser<void>::instance().parse(cmds[2], trusted) );
     if (t == 0 && f == 0)
         return 0;
 
diff --git a/src/FbTk/MacroCommand.cc b/src/FbTk/MacroCommand.cc
index e04d92a..549f2da 100644
--- a/src/FbTk/MacroCommand.cc
+++ b/src/FbTk/MacroCommand.cc
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ M *addCommands(M *macro, const std::string &args, bool trusted) {
     if (remainder.length() == 0) {
         std::list<std::string>::iterator it = cmds.begin(), it_end = cmds.end();
         for (; it != it_end; ++it) {
-            cmd = CommandParser<void>::instance().parse(*it, trusted);
+            cmd.reset( CommandParser<void>::instance().parse(*it, trusted) );
             if (cmd)
                 macro->add(cmd);
         }
diff --git a/src/FbTk/RefCount.hh b/src/FbTk/RefCount.hh
index 2595864..cc8c917 100644
--- a/src/FbTk/RefCount.hh
+++ b/src/FbTk/RefCount.hh
@@ -37,11 +37,10 @@ public:
     RefCount(const RefCount<Pointer2> &copy);
     ~RefCount();
     RefCount<Pointer> &operator = (const RefCount<Pointer> &copy);
-    RefCount<Pointer> &operator = (Pointer *p);
     Pointer &operator * () const { return *get(); }
     Pointer *operator -> () const { return get(); }
     Pointer *get() const { return m_data; }
-    void reset(Pointer *p) { *this = p; }
+    void reset(Pointer *p = 0);
     /// conversion to "bool"
     operator bool_type() const { return m_data ? &RefCount::m_data : 0; }
 
@@ -100,12 +99,11 @@ RefCount<Pointer> &RefCount<Pointer>::operator = (const RefCount<Pointer> &copy)
 }
 
 template <typename Pointer>
-RefCount<Pointer> &RefCount<Pointer>::operator = (Pointer *p) {
+void RefCount<Pointer>::reset(Pointer *p) {
     decRefCount();
     m_data = p; // set data pointer
     m_refcount = new unsigned int(0); // create new counter
     incRefCount();
-    return *this;
 }
 
 template <typename Pointer>