Re: [boost] Boost B-Tree Library Status

Subject: Re: [boost] Boost B-Tree Library Status
From: Joel (jdy_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-03-06 10:17:15

Beman Dawes <bdawes <at> acm.org> writes:

> The hangup is variable length data, particularly strings. I still
> don't think I've got the right solution to that problem.

Is that really a critical shortfall for b-trees?  I know it is important
for general purpose containers.  Also, do you see fixing variable length data
storage as an interface changer?  Could the library go in using just fixed
length records?

Thanks for the update!  I hope it bubbles up to the top of your queue again some
year :-)

Joel