From: matz@... (Yukihiro Matsumoto)
Date: 2003-06-30T23:13:32+09:00
Subject: Re: Memory behavior of String#dup

Hi,

In message "Re: Memory behavior of String#dup"
    on 03/06/30, "Robert Klemme" <bob.news@gmx.net> writes:

|Though I still worry about the overhead of one more ruby instance (there
|must be some bookkeeping done etc.).  Is this neglectible?

I guess so.  It's only 20 bytes per object on 32 bit CPU.

							matz.