std.allocator ready for some abuse

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 10/25/13 12:19 PM, Dmitry Olshansky wrote:
> - I don't like the name CAllocator. Whatever that C stands for it's
> ambiguous (Class, Cee, Caramel?).

Class. Better names welcome.

> - It may be only me but I _think_ it could be more useful to have a few
> specific interfaces then 1 fat CAllocator. I've come to dislike
> fat-interfaces with isSupported kludges but that's IMHO.

Yah it's a good idea. I'll think of it.

> - I see that shrink primitive didn't make it... Well, on the upside the
> primitives count is really low.

Yah. "Getting away with as little as you can" is my mantra :o).

> - In description of chooseAtRuntime:
> HeapBlock!chooseAtRuntime  --> HeapBlock!(Allocator, chooseAtRuntime)

Fixed and pushed.

https://github.com/andralex/phobos/blob/allocator/std/allocator.d


Andrei