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From:
M.J.T. Guy
Date:
December 20, 1999 08:37
Subject:
Re: Extra Scalar member of GVs for methods
Message ID:
E1205oo-0007Fa-00@ursa.cus.cam.ac.uk
Tim Bunce <Tim.Bunce@ig.co.uk> wrote
> I recall Larry saying that all GVs get an SV for free.
> Maybe that's no longer the win it [w]as presumed to be.

It's certainly a big loser for things line POSIX.    But the other
overheads in POSIX probably make this insignificant.      :-(


Mike Guy

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