From: Andrei Alexandrescu (andrewalex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-04-18 23:24:44
"David Abrahams" <david.abrahams_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
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> I believe I was the one who brought it to his attention ;-)
Yes, right in person! This pessimization is a big bummer. So now what
are we to do, alter the design just to support older compilers, or
waste space? There are arguments in favor of both...
Andrei