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Re: optimization for prefix.c
- To: "Mark E." <snowball3 at bigfoot dot com>
- Subject: Re: optimization for prefix.c
- From: Jeffrey A Law <law at cygnus dot com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 12:18:28 -0600
- cc: gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Reply-To: law at cygnus dot com
In message <39248398.18049.20F70A@localhost>you write:
> BTW, I meant "optimizing" as in keeping the memory leakage down. I came
> across this as I was looking into how to solve DJGPP's prefix problem. I
> happen to think it's always worth it not to leak memory when you don't
> need to. I also included this part in the patch that offers a solution
> to DJGPP's prefix probem. If you find the rest of that patch acceptable,
> I will delete this part.
Oh. When I see "optimize" I think "make something faster". Saying something
like "plug memory leak" might have avoided the mis-understanding.
But you're not actually fixing the memory leak, just making it less likely;
I would prefer to see us actually DTRT and try to plug the leak instead of
just making it less likely.
For reference, here's the URL to the patch in question:
http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2000-05/msg00469.html