[m-dev.] Mono replacing boehmgc

[Paul Bone]

On Thu, Oct 07, 2010 at 09:50:47AM +1100, Peter Ross wrote:
> The mono project have been working on a new garbage collector to
> replace boehm gc in mono.
> 
> http://www.mono-project.com/Compacting_GC
> 
> This GC is mono specific, but it maybe possible to adapt it to Mercury.

Before we can use a copying collector we need to fix some RTTI issues.  Copying
implies accurate collection which means using a slightly different compilation
model.  I think it's worth trying but the amount of effort required is
significant.  A good first step is to resurrect the agc grade which currently
has bit-rot.


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