Steve Bertrand wrote: > My last question, rephrased to be direct-to-the-point: > > Multi-part howto, or STFU if it's not possible request: > > - create a scalar to contain the memory address of a reference to a > complex data structure > > - store ONLY the memory address using 'Storable' (or some other mechanism) > > - create a cyclical reference within the data structure > > - let everything referring to the data structure go out of scope > > - exploit the fact that Perl GC can't delete this memory allocation > (that is, without 'weaken') > > - re-create the reference to the data structure into a scalar, by > lifting the memory address from disk using 'Storable' (or some other > mechanism) > > - use the original data.
fwiw, I rarely type a subject prior to typing a message that I'm creating from scratch, and I usually review my message. Since this one had a half-ass-baked subject prior to writing the content, it slipped by... Subject was to read: Exploiting the Perl Garbage Collection (possibly) Steve
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