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Re: array concatenation [message #62810 is a reply to message #48962]

Fri, 03 October 2008 14:20

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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lecacheux.alain@wanadoo.fr writes:

> Thanks for your reply. I agree with you that such a programming style
> is far from ideal.
> My point is that it likely can produce some not obvious array boundary
> error (and subsequent IDL crash),
> while largest used array sizes remain far below the maximum authorized
> one.
> Or I missed something ?

I think you are missing the extent to which memory
fragmentation reduces the "maximum authorized size"
of an array. In other words, programming with memory
fragmentation issues in mind will, in the end, save
you an enormous amount of unexplained grief.

Cheers,

David

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