--- deliantra/server/include/util.h	2006/09/14 00:07:15	1.13
+++ deliantra/server/include/util.h	2006/09/16 13:11:20	1.15
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 
 #include <glib.h>
 
+// use a gcc extension for auto declarations until ISO C++ sanctifies them
+#define AUTODECL(var,expr) typeof(expr) var = (expr)
+
 // makes dynamically allocated objects zero-initialised
 struct zero_initialised
 {
@@ -109,8 +112,7 @@
   mutable int refcnt;
   refcounted () : refcnt (0) { }
   void refcnt_inc () { ++refcnt; }
-  void refcnt_dec () { --refcnt;
-  if (refcnt < 0)abort();}//D
+  void refcnt_dec () { --refcnt; }
 };
 
 template<class T>