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hjstein@bfr.co.il (Harvey J. Stein) writes:
> The real issue is *how* big, *how* long, and *how* bad.
Yes, of course! I have a Motif program that links in Guile, and the
time waiting for gc is less than the time it takes for the X Server to
create a new window, for example. Sometimes guile gc's when the user
is typing in a text box, and it's barely noticeable.
> You also stated that generational GC also doesn't prevent scanning
> all of memory. This is right too, but I'd expect that anyone who
> has an app for which this presents a problem will be able to tune gc
> usage to deal with it - i.e. - adjust generation creation parameters
> & collect during appropriate pauses in interaction.
The analogy to Emacs is telling; it scans the entire data space, and
gc time is not a problem for most interactive work.
-russ
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