Using shared_ptr in dll-interfaces

Question

I have an abstract class in my dll.

class IBase {
  protected:
       virtual ~IBase() = 0;
  public:
       virtual void f() = 0;
};

I wan

Answer 1

1. Using shared_ptr will make sure the resource releasing function will be called in the DLL.
2. Have a look at the answers to this question.

A way out of this problem is to create a pure C interface and a thin fully inlined C++ wrapper around it.