Robert Klemme
2/7/2006 5:03:00 PM
Tom Allison wrote:
> I haven't a copy of the code yet but a friend of mine was bemoaning
> his efforts to create an application in ruby (conversion from python)
> and ran into a problem.
>
> He discards a LOT of objects during the final steps of his application
> run. This part of the process ultimately results in a crash every
> time he runs it.
What exactly do you mean by "discard"? Does he simply stop referencing a
big collection? Are there finalizers defined for objects?
> Is there something that can be recommended to help with garbage
> collection?
Do not switch it off.
Seriously, your description is a bit vague, so it's difficult to tell what
the cause of his problem is (might not be GC at all).
Kind regards
robert