Re: [boost] GGL - segments [was: Updating the Boost Review Process]

Subject: Re: [boost] GGL - segments [was: Updating the Boost Review Process]
From: Brandon Kohn (blkohn_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-11-19 12:28:24

Barend Gehrels wrote:

> That is true indeed. The segment is not meant for that. However, you can 
> use it like below. This was meant to be included in the review, tests 
> folder, but apparently I forgot that, or considered it as too rough, sorry.
> I hope that the speed of my answer will prove here that at least this 
> one is not concocted on the fly :-)
> 

Sure that works. My advice though would be to provide defaults with 
value semantics just for QoL reasons for the users. I don't know how 
expensive the costs of a copy would be.. but I'm guessing it's not huge. 
You can always have a ref_segment too, and in memory tight situations 
the users with that need will be treated as well.

Brandon