--- Joe Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- Matt Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I have taken a cursory look at the Tamarin source tree, and I observe 
> > that Tamarin's GC is in a separate module called MMgc (the MM probably 
> > stands for Macromedia).  MMgc is written in C++ and has a C++ API, but 
> > it may still be a useful alternative to Boehm GC.  It begs the question 
> > of why Macromedia/Adobe didn't use Boehm GC, given how long that package 
> > has been around.
> 
> I'm guessing that MMgc is a precise collector.

...and I guessed wrong - MMgc is a conservative mark/sweep collector:

  http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/MMgc#Conservative_Collection

go figure.



       
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