From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,d978d3056ed727b9 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Brian Rogoff Subject: Re: Language Challenge 2000 - Update Date: 2000/02/04 Message-ID: #1/1 X-Deja-AN: 581725056 References: <38991E72.293907A4@sdynamix.com> <38992ADB.AC8748A8@mail.utexas.edu> <87bbro$9281@news.cis.okstate.edu> <87cg3u$8a21@news.cis.okstate.edu> <87d196$8q61@news.cis.okstate.edu> <87f3oe$92a1@news.cis.okstate.edu> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Trace: nntp1.ba.best.com 949707304 206 bpr@206.184.139.136 MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 2000-02-04T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: On 4 Feb 2000, David Starner wrote: > On Fri, 4 Feb 2000 07:53:54 -0800, Brian Rogoff wrote: > >On 3 Feb 2000, David Starner wrote: > >> On Thu, 3 Feb 2000 12:01:44 -0800, Brian Rogoff wrote: > >> >On 3 Feb 2000, David Starner wrote: > >> >> >For GC, I suppose you'd have to use AppletMagic. > >> >> Or wrap the Boehm-Weiser GC library. > >> > > >> >Yuk! How about a real GC for Ada someone? :-) > >> > >> What's wrong with the Boehm-Weiser library? > > > >What is the opposite/dual of a "conservative" garbage collector? > One that collects stuff that's in use? (-: The opposite/dual of a "conservative" garbage collector is a "precise" or "accurate" garbage collector. A conservative garbage collector (and really garbage collector should be in quotes) is not guaranteed to collect all garbage. Does that help a little? BTW, yes, I understand why you might want a conservative GC, I just don't care for that trade off. -- Brian