On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 06:30:00PM -0400, Glenn F. Maynard wrote:
> Why not introduce some sort of string class into lftp? It's understandable
> to avoid system STL and C++ strings (they're taking absurdly long to actually
> become implemented well outside of g++), but it'd probably be worthwhile to
> make some kind of string class available (either one resembling STL strings--
> so system versions can be used once they're more reliable--or something else.)
A simple string class can be useful. But passing it by value can be costly.
I think much of c++ bloat goes from that.
I would not mind including a string class with lftp.
--
Alexander.
