In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Tom Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Has anyone looked into using a real GC for python? I realise it would be a >lot more complexity in the interpreter itself, but it would be faster, >more reliable, and would reduce the complexity of extensions. > >Hmm. Maybe it wouldn't make extensions easier or more reliable. You'd >still need some way of figuring out which variables in C-land held >pointers to objects; if anything, that might be harder, unless you want to >impose a horrendous JAI-like bondage-and-discipline interface.
Bingo! There's a reason why one Python motto is "Plays well with others". -- Aahz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." --Red Adair -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
