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2009 Feb 28
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[LLVMdev] Garbage collection
...to the
>> IR (either a 'GC' address space as Chris suggests, a new intrinsic to
>> 'tag' a value as a GC pointer, or even a change to the Type
>> hierarchy)
>
> Can you elaborate on a changing of the type hierarchy?
I've considered introducing a separate GCPointer type.
>> --another reason to isolate GC-handling code in your compiler.
>
> I just cannot see how the GC-handling code can be isolated in such a
> way that
> the result is better than just having separate HLVMs for separate
> design
> decisions.
I simply suggest you g...
2009 Feb 28
2
[LLVMdev] Garbage collection
On Friday 27 February 2009 18:42:13 Gordon Henriksen wrote:
> I agree this could be better. I think it would be prudent of you,
> being aware of this problem, to structure your compiler so as to limit
> the number of pieces of code which would be effected when you switch
> to a copying collector.
I think that would make my VM a lot more complicated for no clear practical
gain.
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