Date: Sun, 23 Nov 1997 18:28:44 -0800 (PST)
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To: andy maddison <maddison AT coventry DOT ac DOT uk>, djgpp AT delorie DOT com
From: Nate Eldredge <eldredge AT ap DOT net>
Subject: Re: new/delete speed
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At 02:01  11/18/1997 +0000, andy maddison wrote:
>Does anyone know how fast the operations new and delete are?
I'm fairly sure that they're just wrappers for `malloc' and `free'. DJGPP's
`malloc' package is reputedly very fast.
>Is allocating/deallocating memory on every program cycle impracticle for 
>time crucial programs, i.e. graphics.
Don't know. The only way to find out is to try it and profile it.

Nate Eldredge
eldredge AT ap DOT net