>> The changes makes the compiler 5% smaller, and both patches remove
>> more code than they add, so in terms of complexity, this is a definite
>> win.
> 
> Certainly it's a win in terms of development costs, but that doesn't mean 
> it's a savings for the user. JFTR, I don't think we should be making 
> decisions about removing features because of savings in the compiler.

Oh, I misunderstood this point -- you probably meant 5% codegen savings, not 5% 
LOC savings. Yes, that's definitely important. Making ivecs always on the heap 
makes sense to me.

Dave

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