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

Subject: Re: [boost] GGL - segments [was: Updating the Boost Review Process]
From: Barend Gehrels (barend_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-11-21 12:53:45

Hi Brandon,

>
> 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.
Didn't react on this yet, but you are right. It is better to have a 
ggl::segment like you describe, and provide an additional 
ggl::ref_segment, with references.

Thanks, Barend