Idiomatic use of std::auto_ptr or only use shared_ptr?

Question

Now that shared_ptr is in tr1, what do you think should happen to the use of std::auto_ptr? They both have different use cases, but all use cases of

Answer 1

I believe that "wrap all pointers in shared_ptr" should indeed be the default mode, and is suitable advice to give to your junior coders. However, in the special ownership cases that you mentioned, auto_ptr is indeed more appropriate and its use should be encouraged under such circumstances.