Hi! > System.err.println("."); > System.gc(); > Thread.sleep(1000); > > SoftReferences are triggered by low memory, but not by number of gc > calls. > AFAICS this simply slows down the tests tremendously, but have no real > effect.
Hmmm .... during my tests, I have seen java releasing the resources as expected - not always, that is true, but mostly ;-) If it is no longer working at all, feel free to remove it. Ciao, Mario