[Oberon] garbage collector

[Gérard Meunier]

Thanks, Patrik. It's what I suspected, but I wanted to be sure.

Gérard

----- Original Message -----
From: Patrik Reali <reali at acm.org>
To: <oberon at inf.ethz.ch>
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 10:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Oberon] garbage collector


> No, it is not possible. The allocator will search for a free heap space
> where to put the object.
>
> As an alternative, you may write your own allocator and let it allocate
> objects in your own memory block. I didn't think extensively at this, but
I
> think this will only work for "old style" pointer to records. If you have
> objects with methods, some hidden fields are allocated for handling the
> locking, which may get linked in a global structure and cause the GC to
> traverse your unmanaged heap (and get confused....).
>
> In the case of active object, the _are_  in such a global structure and
this
> will cause the problems mentioned previously.
>
> -Patrik
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gérard Meunier" <gmeunier at club-internet.fr>
> To: <oberon at inf.ethz.ch>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 10:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [Oberon] garbage collector
>
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Patrik Reali <reali at acm.org>
> > To: <oberon at inf.ethz.ch>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 11:05 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Oberon] garbage collector
> >
> >
> > > You have two options:
> > >
> > > 1. disable and enable the GC by hand (this could kill the system, if
you
> > use
> > > a lot of memory)
> > > 2. allocate a memory block (with SYSTEM.NEW) and do whatever you want
> with
> > > its contents
> >
> > Is it possible to allocate OBJECTs (possibly active ones) in such
blocks?
> >
> > Gérard
> >
> >
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