Memory allocators / STL

[Benjamin Kosnik]

> - Even if i redesign so that the application does not make use of any 
> exceptions, will the STL still do? Can this be disabled and what will the 
> effects be?

I don't think this has anything to do with exceptions. Without a clearer 
picture (ie source or self contained test case) of what is going on, I 
can't really say.

Note that you can also use CXXFLAGS='-fno-exceptions' to disable 
exception handling, if you believe this is at issue.

> - Quite a few discussions on lists have been about __USE_MALLOC and other 
> compiletime flags/options. What are the "default" for a MT program - is there 
> really a need for anything else that -pthread at compile and -lpthread at link 
> time?

There should not be anything required except using -pthread. You 
shouldn't have to use __USE_MALLOC at all.

> - Are there any of the STL containers that should be avoided in a MT enviorment 
> due to known bugs or have a large amount of overhead (i.e. thread locks)

No.

http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/thread_safety.html

best,
benjamin