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Re: malloc-based ggc-page
On Fri, Jan 21, 2000 at 01:19:12AM -0200, Alexandre Oliva wrote:
> I'm pretty sure there are portability problems here, but I'll take
> your word for it. In any case, I don't see the point of using GNU
> malloc, if we can do (almost) as well with whatever malloc the
> underlying system provides.
I don't see the point of playing malloc tricks when we
can just provide the whole implementation. And more
efficiently than the tricks to boot.
> And then, we wouldn't be allowing the
> users of libiberty to choose their own memory management systems.
What, you're suggesting any generic installed libiberty
would provide this memory management stuff?
I should hope not.
r~