mold

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.25)
-project(blt-gp VERSION 0.0.143)
+project(blt-gp VERSION 0.0.145)
 
 include(CTest)
 
@@ -24,8 +24,14 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE PROJECT_BUILD_FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/*.cpp")
 
 add_library(blt-gp ${PROJECT_BUILD_FILES})
 
-target_compile_options(blt-gp PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wpedantic -Wno-comment)
+target_compile_options(blt-gp PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Wno-comment)
-target_link_options(blt-gp PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wpedantic -Wno-comment)
+target_link_options(blt-gp PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Wno-comment)
+
+find_program(MOLD "mold")
+
+if (NOT ${MOLD} STREQUAL MOLD-NOTFOUND)
+    target_compile_options(blt-gp PUBLIC -fuse-ld=mold)
+endif ()
 
 target_include_directories(blt-gp PUBLIC include/)
 
@@ -51,6 +57,8 @@ macro(blt_add_project name source type)
 
     project(${name}-${type})
 
+    #add_compile_options(-fuse-ld=mold)
+
     add_executable(${name}-${type} ${source})
 
     target_link_libraries(${name}-${type} PRIVATE BLT blt-gp Threads::Threads)

examples/symbolic_regression.cpp

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ blt::gp::prog_config_t config = blt::gp::prog_config_t()
         .set_mutation_chance(0.1)
         .set_reproduction_chance(0)
         .set_max_generations(50)
-        .set_pop_size(500)
+        .set_pop_size(5000)
         .set_thread_count(0);
 
 blt::gp::type_provider type_system;

include/blt/gp/transformers.h

@@ -30,6 +30,30 @@ namespace blt::gp
     namespace detail
     {
         using op_iter = std::vector<blt::gp::op_container_t>::iterator;
+        
+        template<typename T>
+        inline static constexpr double sum(const T& array)
+        {
+            double init = 0.0;
+            for (double i : array)
+                init += i;
+            return init;
+        }
+        
+        template<blt::size_t size, typename... Args>
+        static constexpr std::array<double, size> aggregate_array(Args... list)
+        {
+            std::array<double, size> data{list...};
+            auto total_prob = sum(data);
+            double sum_of_prob = 0;
+            for (auto& d : data)
+            {
+                auto prob = d / total_prob;
+                d = prob + sum_of_prob;
+                sum_of_prob += prob;
+            }
+            return data;
+        }
     }
     
     class crossover_t
@@ -104,7 +128,7 @@ namespace blt::gp
             explicit mutation_t(const config_t& config): config(config)
             {}
             
-            virtual tree_t apply(gp_program& program, const tree_t& p); // NOLINT
+            virtual tree_t apply(gp_program& program, const tree_t& p);
             
             // returns the point after the mutation
             blt::size_t mutate_point(gp_program& program, tree_t& c, blt::size_t node);
@@ -115,6 +139,47 @@ namespace blt::gp
             config_t config;
     };
     
+    class advanced_mutation_t : public mutation_t
+    {
+        public:
+            enum class mutation_operator : blt::i32
+            {
+                EXPRESSION,     // Generate a new random expression
+                ADJUST,         // adjust the value of the type. (if it is a function it will mutate it to a different one)
+                SUB_FUNC,       // subexpression becomes argument to new random function. Other args are generated.
+                JUMP_FUNC,      // subexpression becomes this new node. Other arguments discarded.
+                COPY,           // node can become copy of another subexpression.
+                END,            // helper
+            };
+            
+            advanced_mutation_t() = default;
+            
+            explicit advanced_mutation_t(const config_t& config): mutation_t(config)
+            {}
+            
+            tree_t apply(gp_program& program, const tree_t& p) final;
+            
+            advanced_mutation_t& set_per_node_mutation_chance(double v)
+            {
+                per_node_mutation_chance = v;
+                return *this;
+            }
+        
+        private:
+            static constexpr auto operators_size = static_cast<blt::i32>(mutation_operator::END);
+        private:
+            // this value is adjusted inversely to the size of the tree.
+            double per_node_mutation_chance = 5.0;
+            
+            static constexpr std::array<double, operators_size> mutation_operator_chances = detail::aggregate_array<operators_size>(
+                    0.1,       // EXPRESSION
+                    0.25,        // ADJUST
+                    0.01,       // SUB_FUNC
+                    0.25,       // JUMP_FUNC
+                    0.12        // COPY
+                                                                                                                                   );
+};
+    
 }
 
 #endif //BLT_GP_TRANSFORMERS_H

include/blt/gp/tree.h

@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ namespace blt::gp
         
         std::reference_wrapper<detail::callable_t> func;
         blt::size_t type_size;
-        //std::reference_wrapper<detail::transfer_t> transfer;
         operator_id id;
         bool is_value;
     };

lib/blt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 6f06647a21f7f29e99ef8e45e1d3c08db0b46038
+Subproject commit 941aa6809c92f05c64ca6624d5898958cfac496d

src/program.cpp

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace blt::gp
     // default static references for mutation, crossover, and initializer
     // this is largely to not break the tests :3
     // it's also to allow for quick setup of a gp program if you don't care how crossover or mutation is handled
-    static mutation_t s_mutator;
+    static advanced_mutation_t s_mutator;
     static crossover_t s_crossover;
     static ramped_half_initializer_t s_init;
     

src/transformers.cpp

@@ -295,4 +295,431 @@ namespace blt::gp
 #endif
         return begin_point + new_ops_r.size();
     }
+    
+    tree_t advanced_mutation_t::apply(gp_program& program, const tree_t& p)
+    {
+        // child tree
+        tree_t c = p;
+        
+        auto& ops = c.get_operations();
+        auto& vals = c.get_values();
+        
+        for (blt::size_t c_node = 0; c_node < ops.size(); c_node++)
+        {
+            double node_mutation_chance = per_node_mutation_chance / static_cast<double>(ops.size());
+            if (!program.get_random().choice(node_mutation_chance))
+                continue;
+
+#if BLT_DEBUG_LEVEL >= 2
+            tree_t c_copy = c;
+#endif
+            
+            // select an operator to apply
+            auto selected_point = static_cast<blt::i32>(mutation_operator::COPY);
+            auto choice = program.get_random().get_double();
+            for (const auto& [index, value] : blt::enumerate(mutation_operator_chances))
+            {
+                if (index == 0)
+                {
+                    if (choice <= value)
+                    {
+                        selected_point = static_cast<blt::i32>(index);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                } else
+                {
+                    if (choice > mutation_operator_chances[index - 1] && choice <= value)
+                    {
+                        selected_point = static_cast<blt::i32>(index);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            
+            switch (static_cast<mutation_operator>(selected_point))
+            {
+                case mutation_operator::EXPRESSION:
+                    c_node += mutate_point(program, c, c_node);
+                    break;
+                case mutation_operator::ADJUST:
+                {
+                    // this is going to be evil >:3
+                    const auto& node = ops[c_node];
+                    if (!node.is_value)
+                    {
+                        auto& current_func_info = program.get_operator_info(ops[c_node].id);
+                        operator_id random_replacement = program.get_random().select(
+                                program.get_type_non_terminals(current_func_info.return_type.id));
+                        auto& replacement_func_info = program.get_operator_info(random_replacement);
+                        
+                        // cache memory used for offset data.
+                        thread_local static std::vector<tree_t::child_t> children_data;
+                        children_data.clear();
+                        
+                        c.find_child_extends(program, children_data, c_node, current_func_info.argument_types.size());
+                        
+                        for (const auto& [index, val] : blt::enumerate(replacement_func_info.argument_types))
+                        {
+                            // need to generate replacement.
+                            if (index < current_func_info.argument_types.size() && val.id != current_func_info.argument_types[index].id)
+                            {
+                                // TODO: new config?
+                                auto tree = config.generator.get().generate(
+                                        {program, val.id, config.replacement_min_depth, config.replacement_max_depth});
+                                
+                                auto& child = children_data[children_data.size() - 1 - index];
+                                blt::size_t total_bytes_for = c.total_value_bytes(child.start, child.end);
+                                blt::size_t total_bytes_after = c.total_value_bytes(child.end);
+                                
+                                auto after_ptr = get_thread_pointer_for_size<struct mutation_func>(total_bytes_after);
+                                vals.copy_to(after_ptr, total_bytes_after);
+                                vals.pop_bytes(static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(total_bytes_after + total_bytes_for));
+                                
+                                blt::size_t total_child_bytes = tree.total_value_bytes();
+                                
+                                vals.copy_from(tree.get_values(), total_child_bytes);
+                                vals.copy_from(after_ptr, total_bytes_after);
+                                
+                                ops.erase(ops.begin() + child.start, ops.begin() + child.end);
+                                ops.insert(ops.begin() + child.start, tree.get_operations().begin(), tree.get_operations().end());
+                                
+                                // shift over everybody after.
+                                if (index > 0)
+                                {
+                                    // don't need to update if the index is the last
+                                    for (auto& new_child : blt::iterate(children_data.end() - static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(index),
+                                                                        children_data.end()))
+                                    {
+                                        // remove the old tree size, then add the new tree size to get the correct positions.
+                                        new_child.start =
+                                                new_child.start - (child.end - child.start) +
+                                                static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(tree.get_operations().size());
+                                        new_child.end =
+                                                new_child.end - (child.end - child.start) + static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(tree.get_operations().size());
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                child.end = static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(child.start + tree.get_operations().size());
+
+#if BLT_DEBUG_LEVEL >= 2
+                                blt::size_t found_bytes = vals.size().total_used_bytes;
+                                blt::size_t expected_bytes = std::accumulate(ops.begin(),
+                                                                             ops.end(), 0ul,
+                                                                             [](const auto& v1, const auto& v2) {
+                                                                                 if (v2.is_value)
+                                                                                     return v1 + stack_allocator::aligned_size(v2.type_size);
+                                                                                 return v1;
+                                                                             });
+                                if (found_bytes != expected_bytes)
+                                {
+                                    BLT_WARN("Found bytes %ld vs Expected Bytes %ld", found_bytes, expected_bytes);
+                                    BLT_ABORT("Amount of bytes in stack doesn't match the number of bytes expected for the operations");
+                                }
+#endif
+                            }
+                        }
+                        
+                        if (current_func_info.argc.argc > replacement_func_info.argc.argc)
+                        {
+                            blt::size_t end_index = children_data[(current_func_info.argc.argc - replacement_func_info.argc.argc) - 1].end;
+                            blt::size_t start_index = children_data.begin()->start;
+                            blt::size_t total_bytes_for = c.total_value_bytes(start_index, end_index);
+                            blt::size_t total_bytes_after = c.total_value_bytes(end_index);
+                            auto* data = get_thread_pointer_for_size<struct mutation_func>(total_bytes_after);
+                            vals.copy_to(data, total_bytes_after);
+                            vals.pop_bytes(static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(total_bytes_after + total_bytes_for));
+                            vals.copy_from(data, total_bytes_after);
+                            ops.erase(ops.begin() + static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(start_index), ops.begin() + static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(end_index));
+                        } else if (current_func_info.argc.argc == replacement_func_info.argc.argc)
+                        {
+                            // exactly enough args
+                            // return types should have been replaced if needed. this part should do nothing?
+                        } else
+                        {
+                            // not enough args
+                            blt::size_t start_index = c_node + 1;
+                            blt::size_t total_bytes_after = c.total_value_bytes(start_index);
+                            auto* data = get_thread_pointer_for_size<struct mutation_func>(total_bytes_after);
+                            vals.copy_to(data, total_bytes_after);
+                            vals.pop_bytes(static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(total_bytes_after));
+                            
+                            for (blt::ptrdiff_t i = static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(replacement_func_info.argc.argc) - 1;
+                                 i >= current_func_info.argc.argc; i--)
+                            {
+                                auto tree = config.generator.get().generate(
+                                        {program, replacement_func_info.argument_types[i].id, config.replacement_min_depth,
+                                         config.replacement_max_depth});
+                                blt::size_t total_bytes_for = tree.total_value_bytes();
+                                vals.copy_from(tree.get_values(), total_bytes_for);
+                                ops.insert(ops.begin() + static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(start_index), tree.get_operations().begin(),
+                                           tree.get_operations().end());
+                                start_index += tree.get_operations().size();
+                            }
+                            vals.copy_from(data, total_bytes_after);
+                        }
+                        // now finally update the type.
+                        ops[c_node] = {replacement_func_info.function, program.get_typesystem().get_type(replacement_func_info.return_type).size(),
+                                       random_replacement, program.is_static(random_replacement)};
+                    }
+#if BLT_DEBUG_LEVEL >= 2
+                    if (!c.check(program, nullptr))
+                    {
+                        std::cout << "Parent: " << std::endl;
+                        c_copy.print(program, std::cout, false, true);
+                        std::cout << "Child Values:" << std::endl;
+                        c.print(program, std::cout, true, true);
+                        std::cout << std::endl;
+                        BLT_ABORT("Tree Check Failed.");
+                    }
+#endif
+                }
+                    break;
+                case mutation_operator::SUB_FUNC:
+                {
+                    auto& current_func_info = program.get_operator_info(ops[c_node].id);
+                    
+                    // need to:
+                    // mutate the current function.
+                    // current function is moved to one of the arguments.
+                    // other arguments are generated.
+                    
+                    // get a replacement which returns the same type.
+                    auto& non_terminals = program.get_type_non_terminals(current_func_info.return_type.id);
+                    if (non_terminals.empty())
+                        continue;
+                    operator_id random_replacement = program.get_random().select(non_terminals);
+                    blt::size_t arg_position = 0;
+                    do
+                    {
+                        auto& replacement_func_info = program.get_operator_info(random_replacement);
+                        for (const auto& [index, v] : blt::enumerate(replacement_func_info.argument_types))
+                        {
+                            if (v.id == current_func_info.return_type.id)
+                            {
+                                arg_position = index;
+                                goto exit;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        random_replacement = program.get_random().select(program.get_type_non_terminals(current_func_info.return_type.id));
+                    } while (true);
+                exit:
+                    auto& replacement_func_info = program.get_operator_info(random_replacement);
+                    auto new_argc = replacement_func_info.argc.argc;
+                    // replacement function should be valid. let's make a copy of us.
+                    auto current_end = c.find_endpoint(program, static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(c_node));
+                    blt::size_t for_bytes = c.total_value_bytes(c_node, current_end);
+                    blt::size_t after_bytes = c.total_value_bytes(current_end);
+                    auto size = current_end - c_node;
+                    
+                    auto combined_ptr = get_thread_pointer_for_size<struct SUB_FUNC_FOR>(for_bytes + after_bytes);
+                    
+                    vals.copy_to(combined_ptr, for_bytes + after_bytes);
+                    vals.pop_bytes(static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(for_bytes + after_bytes));
+                    
+                    blt::size_t start_index = c_node;
+                    for (blt::ptrdiff_t i = new_argc - 1; i > static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(arg_position); i--)
+                    {
+                        auto tree = config.generator.get().generate(
+                                {program, replacement_func_info.argument_types[i].id, config.replacement_min_depth,
+                                 config.replacement_max_depth});
+                        blt::size_t total_bytes_for = tree.total_value_bytes();
+                        vals.copy_from(tree.get_values(), total_bytes_for);
+                        ops.insert(ops.begin() + static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(start_index), tree.get_operations().begin(),
+                                   tree.get_operations().end());
+                        start_index += tree.get_operations().size();
+                    }
+                    start_index += size;
+                    vals.copy_from(combined_ptr, for_bytes);
+                    for (blt::ptrdiff_t i = static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(arg_position) - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+                    {
+                        auto tree = config.generator.get().generate(
+                                {program, replacement_func_info.argument_types[i].id, config.replacement_min_depth,
+                                 config.replacement_max_depth});
+                        blt::size_t total_bytes_for = tree.total_value_bytes();
+                        vals.copy_from(tree.get_values(), total_bytes_for);
+                        ops.insert(ops.begin() + static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(start_index), tree.get_operations().begin(),
+                                   tree.get_operations().end());
+                        start_index += tree.get_operations().size();
+                    }
+                    vals.copy_from(combined_ptr + for_bytes, after_bytes);
+                    
+                    ops.insert(ops.begin() + static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(c_node),
+                               {replacement_func_info.function, program.get_typesystem().get_type(replacement_func_info.return_type).size(),
+                                random_replacement, program.is_static(random_replacement)});
+
+#if BLT_DEBUG_LEVEL >= 2
+                    if (!c.check(program, nullptr))
+                    {
+                        std::cout << "Parent: " << std::endl;
+                        p.print(program, std::cout, false, true);
+                        std::cout << "Child:" << std::endl;
+                        c.print(program, std::cout, false, true);
+                        std::cout << "Child Values:" << std::endl;
+                        c.print(program, std::cout, true, true);
+                        std::cout << std::endl;
+                        BLT_ABORT("Tree Check Failed.");
+                    }
+#endif
+                }
+                    break;
+                case mutation_operator::JUMP_FUNC:
+                {
+                    auto& info = program.get_operator_info(ops[c_node].id);
+                    blt::size_t argument_index = -1ul;
+                    for (const auto& [index, v] : blt::enumerate(info.argument_types))
+                    {
+                        if (v.id == info.return_type.id)
+                        {
+                            argument_index = index;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (argument_index == -1ul)
+                        continue;
+                    
+                    static thread_local std::vector<tree_t::child_t> child_data;
+                    child_data.clear();
+                    
+                    c.find_child_extends(program, child_data, c_node, info.argument_types.size());
+                    
+                    auto child_index = child_data.size() - 1 - argument_index;
+                    auto child = child_data[child_index];
+                    auto for_bytes = c.total_value_bytes(child.start, child.end);
+                    auto after_bytes = c.total_value_bytes(child_data.back().end);
+                    
+                    auto storage_ptr = get_thread_pointer_for_size<struct jump_func>(for_bytes + after_bytes);
+                    vals.copy_to(storage_ptr + for_bytes, after_bytes);
+                    vals.pop_bytes(static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(after_bytes));
+                    
+                    for (auto i = static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(child_data.size() - 1); i > static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(child_index); i--)
+                    {
+                        auto& cc = child_data[i];
+                        auto bytes = c.total_value_bytes(cc.start, cc.end);
+                        vals.pop_bytes(static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(bytes));
+                        ops.erase(ops.begin() + cc.start, ops.begin() + cc.end);
+                    }
+                    vals.copy_to(storage_ptr, for_bytes);
+                    vals.pop_bytes(static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(for_bytes));
+                    for (auto i = static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(child_index - 1); i >= 0; i--)
+                    {
+                        auto& cc = child_data[i];
+                        auto bytes = c.total_value_bytes(cc.start, cc.end);
+                        vals.pop_bytes(static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(bytes));
+                        ops.erase(ops.begin() + cc.start, ops.begin() + cc.end);
+                    }
+                    ops.erase(ops.begin() + static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(c_node));
+                    vals.copy_from(storage_ptr, for_bytes + after_bytes);
+
+#if BLT_DEBUG_LEVEL >= 2
+                    if (!c.check(program, nullptr))
+                    {
+                        std::cout << "Parent: " << std::endl;
+                        p.print(program, std::cout, false, true);
+                        std::cout << "Child Values:" << std::endl;
+                        c.print(program, std::cout, true, true);
+                        std::cout << std::endl;
+                        BLT_ABORT("Tree Check Failed.");
+                    }
+#endif
+                }
+                    break;
+                case mutation_operator::COPY:
+                {
+                    auto& info = program.get_operator_info(ops[c_node].id);
+                    blt::size_t pt = -1ul;
+                    blt::size_t pf = -1ul;
+                    for (const auto& [index, v] : blt::enumerate(info.argument_types))
+                    {
+                        for (blt::size_t i = index + 1; i < info.argument_types.size(); i++)
+                        {
+                            auto& v1 = info.argument_types[i];
+                            if (v == v1)
+                            {
+                                if (pt == -1ul)
+                                    pt = index;
+                                else
+                                    pf = index;
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        if (pt != -1ul && pf != -1ul)
+                            break;
+                    }
+                    if (pt == -1ul || pf == -1ul)
+                        continue;
+                    
+                    blt::size_t from = 0;
+                    blt::size_t to = 0;
+                    
+                    if (program.get_random().choice())
+                    {
+                        from = pt;
+                        to = pf;
+                    } else
+                    {
+                        from = pf;
+                        to = pt;
+                    }
+                    
+                    static thread_local std::vector<tree_t::child_t> child_data;
+                    child_data.clear();
+                    
+                    c.find_child_extends(program, child_data, c_node, info.argument_types.size());
+                    
+                    auto from_index = child_data.size() - 1 - from;
+                    auto to_index = child_data.size() - 1 - to;
+                    auto& from_child = child_data[from_index];
+                    auto& to_child = child_data[to_index];
+                    blt::size_t from_bytes = c.total_value_bytes(from_child.start, from_child.end);
+                    blt::size_t after_from_bytes = c.total_value_bytes(from_child.end);
+                    blt::size_t to_bytes = c.total_value_bytes(to_child.start, to_child.end);
+                    blt::size_t after_to_bytes = c.total_value_bytes(to_child.end);
+                    
+                    auto after_bytes = std::max(after_from_bytes, after_to_bytes);
+                    
+                    auto from_ptr = get_thread_pointer_for_size<struct copy>(from_bytes);
+                    auto after_ptr = get_thread_pointer_for_size<struct copy_after>(after_bytes);
+                    
+                    vals.copy_to(after_ptr, after_from_bytes);
+                    vals.pop_bytes(static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(after_from_bytes));
+                    vals.copy_to(from_ptr, from_bytes);
+                    vals.copy_from(after_ptr, after_from_bytes);
+                    
+                    vals.copy_to(after_ptr, after_to_bytes);
+                    vals.pop_bytes(static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(after_to_bytes + to_bytes));
+                    
+                    vals.copy_from(from_ptr, from_bytes);
+                    vals.copy_from(after_ptr, after_to_bytes);
+                    
+                    static std::vector<op_container_t> op_copy;
+                    op_copy.clear();
+                    op_copy.insert(op_copy.begin(), ops.begin() + from_child.start, ops.begin() + from_child.end);
+                    
+                    ops.erase(ops.begin() + to_child.start, ops.begin() + to_child.end);
+                    ops.insert(ops.begin() + to_child.start, op_copy.begin(), op_copy.end());
+                }
+                    break;
+                case mutation_operator::END:
+                default:
+#if BLT_DEBUG_LEVEL > 1
+                    BLT_ABORT("You shouldn't be able to get here!");
+#else
+                    BLT_UNREACHABLE;
+#endif
+            }
+        }
+
+#if BLT_DEBUG_LEVEL >= 2
+        if (!c.check(program, nullptr))
+        {
+            std::cout << "Parent: " << std::endl;
+            p.print(program, std::cout, false, true);
+            std::cout << "Child Values:" << std::endl;
+            c.print(program, std::cout, true, true);
+            std::cout << std::endl;
+            BLT_ABORT("Tree Check Failed.");
+        }
+#endif
+        
+        return c;
+    }
 }

src/tree.cpp

@@ -24,6 +24,19 @@
 
 namespace blt::gp
 {
+    // this one will copy previous bytes over
+    template<typename T>
+    blt::span<blt::u8> get_pointer_for_size(blt::size_t size)
+    {
+        static blt::span<blt::u8> buffer{nullptr, 0};
+        if (buffer.size() < size)
+        {
+            delete[] buffer.data();
+            buffer = {new blt::u8[size], size};
+        }
+        return buffer;
+    }
+    
     inline auto empty_callable = detail::callable_t(
             [](void*, stack_allocator&, stack_allocator&, detail::bitmask_t*) { BLT_ABORT("This should never be called!"); });
     

tests/stack_tests.cpp

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ struct log_box
         
         ~log_box()
         {
-            for (auto& _ : text)
+            for ([[maybe_unused]] auto& _ : text)
                 logger << '-';
             logger << '\n';
         }