[REBOL] Re: Unloading object from memory

[CRS - Psy Sel/SPO, COUSSEMENT Christophe, CPN]

Thanks for trying!

I already did the same test under NT, and have the same conclusion.
Although it seems to work, could anybody describes REBOL's garbage
management politic to me ?

CU,

chr==


> -----Original Message-----
> From: GS Jones [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: vrijdag 19 januari 2001 12:30
> To:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject:      [REBOL] Re: Unloading object from memory
> 
> Hi, Chris,
> 
> My guess, like yours, was that the garbage management would handle the
> problem.  But life, like vote counting in Florida, does not always work
> like
> it is supposed to work.  So I tested your functions in Windows 98.  I
> opened
> the Resource Meter and looped the f function 1 million times continuously
> (while I went for some more coffee ;-).  No drop in resources was noted
> after the initial instantiation (and no dimpled or hanging chads were
> found).
> 
> This information and 35 cents will hopefully buy you a phone call.
> 
> Scott
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "CRS - Psy Sel/SPO, COUSSEMENT Christophe, CPN"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "REBOL List (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 4:27 AM
> Subject: [REBOL] Unloading object from memory
> 
> 
> > Hi REBOLians
> >
> > Please consider this code:
> >
> > >> o: make object! [showone: does [print "one"]]
> > >> f: func [/local o'][o': make o [] o'/showone]
> > >> f/o'
> > ** Script Error: f has no refinement called o'.
> > ** Where: f/o'
> > >> f
> > one
> > >>
> >
> > Can I be sure that, after the execution of 'f, o's instance o' has been
> > un-loaded from working memory ?
> > I'm concerned about REBOL's memory recycling and garbage management,
> because
> > I should have to call a procedure similar to f a thousand (!) time in
> one
> > session.
> > Would there be any problem, I could change my approach, but preferably
> not
> > ;-[
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > chr==
> >
> >
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