On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 02:50:23AM +0100, Felix wrote: > > I'm afraid this is just the "shared substring/blob" structure proposal > > in another guise. I don't know if locatives are useful; those can't > > really be kept around for a long time, can they? > > Sorry, I don't understand? They are not invalidated by GC (in case > you mean that).
So that means the locative will stay around while the string itself might have been collected? Cheers, Peter -- http://sjamaan.ath.cx -- "The process of preparing programs for a digital computer is especially attractive, not only because it can be economically and scientifically rewarding, but also because it can be an aesthetic experience much like composing poetry or music." -- Donald Knuth _______________________________________________ Chicken-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/chicken-users
