as.matrix.dist patch (performance)

Dear Tim,

? Thu, 10 Aug 2023 22:38:44 +0100
Tim Taylor <tim.taylor at hiddenelephants.co.uk> ?????:

Submitting here in the first instance but happy to move to Bugzilla
if more appropriate.

It's a fine patch. The 1.7 times speed up from not transposing the
return value shouldn't be sneezed at. I think it's time to move it to
Bugzilla so that it won't be completely forgotten.

Best regards,
Ivan