Re: [boost] portable precise garbage collector for C++

From: Larry Evans (cppljevans_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-09-17 13:04:16

On 09/17/07 09:55, Achilleas Margaritis wrote:
> Larry Evans wrote:
[snip]
>> However, I'm still wondering if it cppgc can handle 
>> gc_ptr<std::vector<T> > or pointer to any other std container.
>> Do you have tests for these cases?
> 
> It's very easy to make an STL allocator for gc: the allocator's pointer 
> type will be gc_ptr<T>.
> 
> The following will be possible:
> 
> gc_ptr<std::vector<gc_ptr<Foo> > foos = gc_new std::vector<gc_ptr<Foo> , 
> gc_allocator<T> >;
> 
Could you provide one in some test code which demonstrates that
the garbage is actually collected and which handles cycles.
For example, a gc_ptr<std::vector<T> > where T contains a 
gc_ptr<std::vector<T> > which points to the containing vector.