[Bug libstdc++/29037] performance problem with std::string operator=(const std::string& str);

[neundorf at kde dot org]

------- Comment #2 from neundorf at kde dot org  2006-09-12 17:04 -------
The use case here is as follows:

std::string cacheKey;
cacheKey.resize(4*1024);
for (...several files...)
{
  cacheKey=current.FileName;  // <- this is the critical line
  for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator i =
       this->IncludePath->begin(); i != this->IncludePath->end(); ++i)
  {
    cacheKey+=*i;
  }
  ... do something

}

So in the line 
cacheKey=current.FileName;
the allocated memory from the last loop iteration is thrown away, and then
allocated again bit by bit while appending the strings contained in the vector.
Changing the line to 
cacheKey=current.FileName.c_str();
brought the execution time in one example from 19 seconds down to 15 seconds.

Alex


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http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29037