[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 25/03/2004, at 9:01 PM, Leopold Toetsch wrote:
>> All these generational collectors don't work with Parrot objects. We >> guarantee that objects don't move around. > Oh, I didn't see a mention of this in a PDD. What's the reason for why > you provide such a guarantee? Just curious. PMCs are passed on to (external) C code. When inmidst of C code the PMC moves around things break horribly--as they now break with the copying collector when you do: char *c = string->strstart; ... <GC runs e.g. triggered by string_compare> ... do something with c leo
