[boost] Re: How much should I care about allocators?

Dan Rosen <dan.rosen@gmail.com> writes:

It seems like using allocators properly does impose some real design decisions and restrictions. I think I'll study the Dinkumware STL implementation

I suggest you look at Dinkumware and one other side-by-side, since Dinkumware does something almost no other STL does: they implemented the optional support for allocators of the same type that don't always compare equal. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com