On Aug 19, 2011, at 2:40 AM, jonat...@mugginsoft.com wrote:

> I don't use NSCache but I have used instruments to effectively debug GC 
> memory collection problems.
> The described rooting behaviour of NSCache sounds peculiar to me.

I just reproduced the problem in another project, so this is probably a GC bug 
unless someone else knows what's going on. I've filed a bug report.

> What happens if you call -removeAllObjects. Are the cached objects finalised 
> correctly?
> I know this isn't the same as collecting the NSCache instance but at least, 
> as a workaround if the issue persists, you can recycle the NSCache instances.


Yes, they are finalized if the code calls -removeAllObjects instead of removing 
the dictionary. I guess that'll have to do for now.

Nick Zitzmann
<http://www.chronosnet.com/>

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