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Article #42Re: HELP !!! Memory - Allocation
From: Pete
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 1996 15:25
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 1996 15:25
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On Jan 28, 1996 01:54:41 in article <Re: HELP !!! Memory - Allocation>, 'urcrawfo@mcs.drexel.edu (Programmer)' wrote: >It is highly recommended using the "new" operator when using C++. >It is both practical and effifienct. > I agree with the recommendation; however, just to set the record straight :-) On some systems, notably g++ 2.6.3, new performs a few instructions of its own, then calls malloc. This leads me to conclude that new is less efficient than a direct call to malloc -- although the margin is probably very narrow. -- Pete Grant Kalevi, Inc. Object Oriented Software Development
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!news1.h1.usa.pipeline.com!usenet From: grantp@usa.pipeline.com(Pete) Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.mfc,comp.os.ms-windows.apps.compatibility.win95,comp.lang.c++ Subject: Re: HELP !!! Memory - Allocation Date: 28 Jan 1996 15:25:22 GMT Organization: Kalevi, Inc. Message-ID: <4eg4h2$4he@news1.usa.pipeline.com> References: <1996Jan28.015441.7082@mcs.drexel.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: pipe4.h1.usa.pipeline.com X-PipeUser: grantp X-PipeHub: usa.pipeline.com X-PipeGCOS: (Pete) X-Newsreader: Pipeline USA v3.3.0