Re: [gtk-list] Re: how can I trust glib when it has somanymemleaks?

[Havoc Pennington <rhp zirx pair com>]

On Fri, 19 Mar 1999, Ulric Eriksson wrote:
> > No. They are by definition *unused* holes, which is a different matter
> > (though still a problem, a different problem).
> 
> No, they are *unusable* for anything but the purpose for which they were
> set aside.
>

Which is the *point* of a GMemChunk. It optimizes based on knowledge of
the size of the memory blocks being allocated. That's why glib has mem
chunks for a specific purpose, for example for GSList nodes.
 
> Who's talking about bugs? All I'm asking for is evidence of deliberate
> design.
> 

Which no one is obligated or even inclined to provide to you unless you
ask nice and demonstrate that you would use the knowledge for some
productive purpose.

Havoc