Idea #1 on integrating RC with GC

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 2/5/14, 9:40 AM, Manu wrote:
> On 6 February 2014 02:16, Dicebot <public at dicebot.lv
> <mailto:public at dicebot.lv>> wrote:
>
>     On Wednesday, 5 February 2014 at 16:13:33 UTC, Manu wrote:
>
>         Huh? Why would they? They don't create cycles, and would clean
>         up reliably.
>
>
>     Because they still return T* and not RC!T ? Andrei's post speaks
>     purely about extra library type and does not mention about
>     possibility to make it default allocation type for language.
>
>     Or it is just silently assumed?
>
>
> Dunno, but I don't think any solution which uses RC!T will ever be
> acceptable.

Why not? What would be deemed acceptable? And who's the acceptor?

> It basically defeats the whole purpose.

What is the purpose?


Andrei