Current state of Allocator design

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 3/15/12 8:19 AM, Rene Zwanenburg wrote:
> A few months ago, I remember reading in a thread in this group that
> Andrei is working on an Allocator design for the standard library. I'd
> like to know if this is still actively being worked on, and if so, if
> there's a (rough) ETA.

Yes. I plan to work on it at the end of the month when I'll be on a 
brief vacation.

> The reason I'm asking is that I'm working on a piece of code where I
> really need to have control over both object lifetime and memory layout.
> I could come up with some allocator design which will suit my needs for
> now, but if there's a standard design coming out soon I'd prefer to use
> that instead.

I understand. Not sure what to advise here. One possibility is to wait 
until I send a draft out and see whether it fits your needs.


Andrei