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Re: [libstdc++ PATCH/RFC] Aggressive space optimization for std::vector

From: Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr at integrable-solutions dot net>
To: Doug Gregor <dgregor at apple dot com>
Cc: Nathan Myers <ncm-nospam at cantrip dot org>, libstdc++ at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: 29 Jul 2003 06:35:31 +0200
Subject: Re: [libstdc++ PATCH/RFC] Aggressive space optimization for std::vector
Organization: Integrable Solutions
References: <06145F94-C135-11D7-AD9F-00039354D67A@apple.com><20030728201649.GA9974@tofu.dreamhost.com><D9D8A313-C154-11D7-82C8-00039354D67A@apple.com>

Doug Gregor <dgregor@apple.com> writes:

|                     I don't know, but I do know we can do a pretty
| good job at the library level, and we can have it now on all platforms.

I'm not convinced this is an absolute win.  Thta is a tradeoff.
You're optimizing for space at the library level.  It is important to
know the effect on speed.  Optimizing for space tends to have a
negative effect on speed. 

-- Gaby

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