[gclist] Sorting a doubly linked list.

[Francois-Rene Rideau]

Charles Fiterman wrote:
> Does anyone know the best algorithm for sorting a
> doubly linked list without allocating a lot more
> storage. I'm only using a doubly linked list because
> I need to remove items quickly.

Am I talking non-sense,
or couldn't you apply a fast sort algorithm
on an array of pointers to your list elements,
and only after the order is computed update the list?

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