Re: sig2str and str2sig use in C++

[Daniel J Sebald]

On 06/03/2013 05:28 PM, Paul Eggert wrote:
> How about the following idea instead?
> Have sig2str.h export an array like this:
>
> extern char const allsigstr[];
>
> This would consist of a concatenation of null-terminated strings,
> one per name, terminated by an empty string.
>
> allsigstr could be initialized at compile-time, with no runtime
> actions needed.  Since it's read-only and initialized it could be put into
> the text segment.
>
> The existing numname_table could remove its 'name' field,
> and replace it with an integer offset into allsigstr.  This
> offset could also be calculated at compile-time, so
> numname_table could live in the text segment too.

Much simpler syntax than the typedef I used (and than a structure).  I 
tried to think of a method not involving run-time array initialization, 
but couldn't.  You're idea for use of an index in the structure rather 
than the actual string is a good one.  Choose whatever nomenclature for 
"allsigstr" that makes sense.

Thanks,

Dan