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4 Nov 2024 13:24:29 EST (-0500)
  Re: Question about garbage collection (not a flame)  
From: Warp
Date: 31 Mar 2008 12:08:48
Message: <47f11aa0@news.povray.org>
Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> Right. I suspect either they don't get GCed if you wind up with a 
> reference to $B inside $B, or there's a mark/sweep mechanism that kicks 
> in. Given my experiences, I'd expect it just leaks. :-)

http://www.derickrethans.nl/circular_references.php

  It seems they are working on something called "cyclic tracing" to
alleviate the problem, whatever that may mean.

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                                                          - Warp


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