From: Yukihiro Matsumoto <matz@...>
Date: 2006-06-29T08:19:21+09:00
Subject: Re: [ANN] na_str-0.0.0 : combining narray with mmap for persistant numerical data

Hi,

In message "Re: [ANN] na_str-0.0.0 : combining narray with mmap for persistant numerical data"
    on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 02:14:34 +0900, "Tim Pease" <tim.pease@gmail.com> writes:

|Ara, for the uninitiated among us, could you please explain what
|rb_str_new4 does exactly?  Also, what is the ELTS_SHARED flag
|signifies and in what circumstances should it be used?

rb_str_new4() creates a new string that shares internal memory region
with the original.  ELTS_SHARED means the string is sharing memory
region with other string object.

							matz.