[PATCH] New C++ abstraction patch

J.T. Conklin jtc@redback.com
Wed Feb 21 14:24:00 GMT 2001


>>>>> "Michael" == Michael Snyder <msnyder@cygnus.com> writes:
Michael> When you speak of a speed hit, are you speaking of
Michael> symbol-file-load time, or expression evaluation time?  I
Michael> think expression evaluation is far less important to optimize
Michael> for speed than symbol loading.  Lots of people complain about
Michael> the time gdb takes to start up on a new symbol file, while
Michael> very few (that I'm aware of) complain about the performance
Michael> during expression evaluation.

Note that expression evaluation time isn't usually an issue for
interactive use, but it becomes an issue in user defined functions
that grovel around complicated data structures, etc.

        --jtc

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J.T. Conklin
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