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Avoid double pointer indirection for strings #41

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p7g opened this issue Apr 26, 2021 · 0 comments
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Avoid double pointer indirection for strings #41

p7g opened this issue Apr 26, 2021 · 0 comments

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p7g commented Apr 26, 2021

Right now a string consists of 2 structs: One with a GC header, and one which holds a pointer to the actual string. Both are heap allocated, and the former holds a pointer to the latter. It seems wasteful to have both since an object can have arbitrary size anyway.
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