Re: [boost] Infinite precision integer

From: Maarten Kronenburg (M.Kronenburg_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-05-19 10:32:28

Bronek, Rene,
Yes, there will be an abstract integer_allocator class
with allocate(), reallocate() and deallocate() member
functions, so that the user can provide memory
management functions by deriving it.
Regards, Maarten.

"Rene Rivera" <grafik.list_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:446CFD5F.9090309_at_redshift-software.com...
> Bronek Kozicki wrote:
> > Maarten Kronenburg wrote:
> >> Currently I'm working for LWG on a spec
> >> for tr2 for an infinite precision integer, which is
> >> almost finished.
> >
> > I hope it's not too late for implementation suggestion - I'm familiar
with
> > similar attempt [1] and what threw me away was aggressive use of heap.
Is it
> > possible to employ technique similar to "small string optimization",
that is
> > when number of bytes stored is below some treshold (presumably set in
> > preprocessor), it will not be allocated from heap, but instead employ
some
> > fixed buffer inside the number object itself?
>
> Which brings up, again, the issue of control over how such an infinite
> integer class interacts with memory
> <http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel/142234>.
>
> Maarten, do you plan on addressing such issues in your updated proposal?
>
>
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